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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 dates23,009Searchable applications
444Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 16,059 approved or refused records
1,653Refused applications
14,406 approved · 1,653 refused · 1,652 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/24/0139
Conversion of the existing garage into a day room.
56 Elm Park Reading RG30 2HX
Received 4 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0140
Proposed part single storey and part double storey side and rear extensions to existing dwelling
53 Christchurch Road Reading RG2 7AT
Received 4 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0143
T2 Ash tree - Reduce crown by approximately 30% (av 3.5m), removal of all major dead wood; Crown lift G3 Yew above wires.
71 Peppard Road Caversham Reading RG4 8NH
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0144
Approval of details reserved by condition 7 (materials - to add an additional roof tile to approved materials schedule) of planning permission ref. 221312
Former Reading Golf Club 17 Kidmore End Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SQ
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0145
T.1 Horse Chestnut - Fell
1 Shinfield Road Reading
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0146
Non-Material Ameendment to application 220805 - Installation of 4 padel courts, 4 canopies, and a single storey office building (AmendedDescription)
The Atrium Health Club Scours Lane Tilehurst Reading RG30 6AY
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0147
Demolition of existing rear single-storey shed/extension. Single storey side and rear extensions
9 Donnington Gardens Reading RG1 5LY
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0148
Ground floor rear extension to create a WC; creation of opening for folding/sliding doors at rear wall, two new windows, two new skylights, blocking up of two windows, relocation of one window. Installation of replacement staircase to create attic room.
6a Hemdean Road Caversham Reading RG4 7SX
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0149
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of replacement dwelling (part-retrospective) (amended description)
122 Kidmore Road Caversham Reading RG4 7NB
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0150
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials),12 (Demolition and Construction Method Statement), 24 (Sustainable Drainage Strategy), 25 (Landscaping) and 26 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) of planning permission 221936.
Bennet Court Bennet Road Reading RG2 0QX
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0151
Internally illuminated fascia sign
400 Longwater Avenue Reading RG2 6GF
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0153
Conversion of hipped to gable roof with loft conversion with rear dormer and associated fenestration
151 Hemdean Road Caversham Reading RG4 7QU
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0154
Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 3 flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
3 Tidmarsh Street Reading RG30 1HX
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0228
Works to various trees on school grounds, details contained in Spec and reason file on NEC
Queen Annes School Henley Road Caversham Reading RG4 6DX
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0229
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed siting of a caravan in rear garden for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of 324 Henley Road.
324 Henley Road Caversham Reading RG4 6LS
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0230
Demolition of existing pub/ restaurant and erection of 1 no Drive Thru retail / bakery unit (Class E) including erection of supporting structures, together with alterations to means of access, car parking,landscaping and associated works. The application seeks approval for anumber of minor non-material changes to the approved Greggs unit that have arisen as part of the detailed design process
George And Dragon Ph 162 Bath Road Reading RG30 2HA
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0231
Works to various trees behind 80 Coley Aveneue, work outlined in specs.
80 Coley Avenue Reading RG1 6FJ
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0232
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 2 (Materials), 5 (Emissions), 6 (Trees), 7(Landscaping), 8(Method statement) and 9(details of biodiversity enhancements) of application 210321
305 Peppard Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8TQ
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0233
Pollarding of sycamores in front garden & removal of epicormic growth annually for 5 years
Watlington House 44 Watlington Street Reading
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0234
Erection of a replacement 2-storey dwelling
351 The Meadway Tilehurst Reading RG30 4NU
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0235
Discharge of Conditions 5 (WSP Southcote Express SS_P2 & GQRA_231012_v1.0),6 (Southcote Express - Remediation Strategy_V1) 9 (BOWMANRILEY-Esso Southcote Express External V3-EBU20240216_Report) 10 & 11 (CMP ESSO Southcote)relating to the planning permission (231613)
108 Bath Road Reading RG30 2EU
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0236
New window to street frontage at first floor. Bricking in of existing window to street frontage at first floor level.
1 Stone Street Reading RG30 1HU
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0239
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 6 (hard andsoft landscaping scheme), 8 (cycle parking spaces) and 15 (Written Scheme of Investigation) of application 230587
163 Northcourt Avenue Reading RG2 7HG
Received 22 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0240
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed use asa 4 bedroom HMO
3 Derby Street Reading RG1 7NX
Received 22 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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