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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Reading Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Reading Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates22,914Searchable applications
444Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 15,976 approved or refused records
1,648Refused applications
14,328 approved · 1,648 refused · 1,644 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Apr 2012 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Contact Building ControlLocal plan Planning policyConservation areas Conservation areas and listed buildingsArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas15 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Decision MadePL/24/0455
2 sets of internally illuminated fascia text. 3 internally illuminatedprojection signs.
35-38 Friar Street Reading RG1 1DX
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0456
Two storey rear extension, single storey side extension and front porch, with changes to fenestration. Demolition of existing garage and conservatory. Replacement of front boundary. (amended)
50 Oakley Road Caversham Reading RG4 7RN
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0457
Proposed timber framed building to provide additional living space forthe original dwelling.
61 Church End Lane Tilehurst Reading RG30 4UR
Received 12 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0458
1x Hornbeam tree - remove 1 low branch growing towards Surley Row; lateral prune back to the patio line; crown lift to 5.5m above Surley Row
3 Notley Place Emmer Green Reading RG4 8PW
Received 12 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0460
New detached garden outbuilding
5 Brooklyn Drive Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SR
Received 12 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0461
Installation of security fencing at Riverside car park, The Oracle.
Riverside Car Park, The Oracle Bridge Street Reading
Received 12 Apr 2024 - ClosedPL/24/0462
vary the wording of the original Condition 6 of the approved application 181107 FUL, to allow the premises to operate from 1pm – 9pm
Whitley Cafe 168 Whitley Wood Road Reading RG2 8LQ
Received 13 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0464
Front porch extension and alterations.
2 Winchendon Place Kidmore End Road RG4 8SL
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0465
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 45 (proposedhours of use) of application 201536
Station Hill North Reading
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0466
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 30 (Interim Mitigation Measures for the Phase 2 site for wind and microclimate) ofapplication 192032
Station Hill North Reading
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0467
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 39 (details of physical and management measures to prevent pests and vermin accessing bin stores and other service areas within the building and structures within the site) of application 192032
Station Hill North Reading
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0541
Single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling.
1 Ibstock Close Reading RG30 2NU
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0542
Removal of railings to front boundary and replacement with brick piers and low wall with railings between to match adjacent properties. Re-landscaping of the lower garden are to the rear to include planting areas and raised beds, a glasshouse and repairs to existing structures and boundary walls.
17 Craven Road Reading RG1 5LE
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0543
Proposed a rear dormer to the property
7 Queens Cottages Reading RG1 4BE
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0545
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 20 (Sustainability Assessment) of application 230471
George And Dragon Ph 162 Bath Road Reading RG30 2HA
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0546
Installation of display signage at the car park entrance points.
452 Basingstoke Road Reading RG2 0QE
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0547
Convert existing loft space into 1no habitable room with side cottage gable to accommodate stairs.
21 Winton Road Reading RG2 8HJ
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0549
Single storey side/rear extension
7 Dellwood Park Caversham Reading RG4 7NX
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0550
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 25(i) (Ecological Protection Plan) of planning permission ref. 190627 (as amended by non material amendment ref. 231544)
Gas Holder Alexander Turner Close Reading RG1 3EA
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0551
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 48 (Noise Assessment) of permission 201537
Station Hill North Reading
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0552
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 49 (Odour Risk Assessment) of permission 201537
Station Hill North Reading
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0554
Installation of a flat roof dormer with modern style flat roof window to dressing area and a small obscure glazed window to Ensuite.
133 Upper Woodcote Road Caversham Reading RG4 7LB
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0555
Part double storey and part single storey side extension. (amended)
6 Burcombe Way Emmer Green Reading RG4 8RX
Received 29 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0556
Internal, fenestration and elevation alteration to detached dwelling to create two semidetached houses
11 Rhigos Emmer Green Reading RG4 8LF
Received 29 Apr 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Reading Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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