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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 dates22,979Searchable applications
444Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 16,035 approved or refused records
1,652Refused applications
14,383 approved · 1,652 refused · 1,649 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decision MadePL/24/0757
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 7 (Landscape plan, specification and management plan) of application 201138
12-18 Crown Street Reading
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0036
T1 Pine - remove, T4 Hazel - remove, T7 Cedar - remove, T8 Holly - remove
22 Cockney Hill Tilehurst Reading RG30 4EU
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0038
Rear extension measuring 6m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.3m, and 3m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
118 Salisbury Road Reading RG30 1BN
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0039
Rear extension measuring 3.97m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.6m, and 3.0m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of theTown and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
118 Salisbury Road Reading RG30 1BN
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0040
Request for Screening Opinion
John Lewis Customer Collection Point Crossland Road Reading RG1 2HT
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0041
Single storey rear extension
62 Amblecote Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 4BP
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0042
Discharge of Condition 11 (Security Strategy) relating to the planning permission (201448).
Reading West Railway Station Oxford Road Reading
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0045
Proposed conversion of existing residential dwelling (C3 use class) toserviced accommodation (C1 use class)
574 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1EG
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0046
T12 - cherry to be felled to ground level. T7 - Lime to be crown lifted over parking area by 3M. T6 - eucalyptus to be crown lifted over parking area by 3M.
1 Groveland Place Reading RG30 2LG
Received 12 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0047
Blue Cedar Tree - fell
9c Parkside Road Reading RG30 2DA
Received 14 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0049
Single Storey Rear extension.
39 Shaftesbury Road Reading RG30 2QR
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0050
Proposed new louvres dormers, replacement louvres doors to south and north elevation to provide ventilation to existing plant room.
Swallows Croft Wensley Road Reading Berkshire RG1 6UZ
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0051
Replacement fascia signage, pylon sign, service signage and entrance gateway. New directional signage and parking signage.
Rose Kiln Lane Reading Berkshire RG2 0LJ
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0053
Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Change of use from residential dwelling to residential home for children with learning difficulties
30 Tintern Crescent Reading RG1 6HA
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0054
Erection of a new dwelling
98 Conisboro Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7JF
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0055
Rear extension measuring 4.5m in depth, with a maximum height of 3m, and 2.8m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction ofan extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
19 Tofrek Terrace Reading RG30 2JS
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0056
Proposed 6m single-storey rear extension with flat roof and skylight.
78a Northcourt Avenue Reading RG2 7HQ
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0132
Proposed two-storey rear extension, conversion of existing utility into a heated, insulated conservatory within the existing roofline, one velux window on the front pitch of the main roof and three velux windows on the pitched roof of the existing single storey rear extension.
3 Greenleas Avenue Emmer Green Reading RG4 8TA
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0133
Installation of lateral signage, an awning and fascia painting, all displaying the Zia Lucia name and logo. Installation of lamps. (amended)
Ground Floor 65 St Mary's Butts Reading RG1 2LN
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0134
Single storey rear extension and replacement balcony
23 Grove Hill Emmer Green Reading RG4 8PN
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0135
Single storey rear extension
115 Whiteknights Road Reading RG6 7BB
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0136
Painting on flank wall facing Russell Street of MURAI, to record history of occupiers of property as part of the HIGH STREET HERITAGE ACTION ZONE project
141 Oxford Road Reading RG1 7UU
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0137
T1 x1 Hornbeam (10-12m) height Cut away from building (currently touching) by 1.5-2m.
Berkeley Court Coley Avenue Reading RG1 6LH
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0138
T14 - horse chestnut to be felled to ground level. Reason: poor Condition (shedding limbs).
Harvey House Westcote Road Reading RG30 2DW
Received 4 Feb 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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