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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 dates23,193Searchable applications
444Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 16,212 approved or refused records
1,670Refused applications
14,542 approved · 1,670 refused · 1,670 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0525
Cherry tree - reduce lateral branches by approx 1m (to create clearance to house) and general maintenance
30a Eastern Avenue Reading RG1 5RY
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0526
External changes and internal reconfiguration to ground floor only
173-174 Friar Street Reading
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0527
Minor amendment of planning permission 231812
Unit G, Reading Retail Park Oxford Road Reading
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0528
Construction of 2 x 3-bed / 5-person residential dwellings with associated parking, access, refuse storage and landscaping.
Land At 114 Queens Road Caversham Reading
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0529
Changing the curtain wall panels to louvres for duct extracts in 3No. Locations (1 on Friar Street, 2 on Friars Walk).
Plot E Station Hill Reading
Received 23 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0530
Part Single Storey rear and side extension
10 August End Reading RG30 2JP
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0532
Open sided pitched roof canopy to front and side of existing building.
28 Wincanton Road Reading RG2 8PB
Received 24 Apr 2024 - ClosedPL/24/0533
Fir tree in rear garden - reduce to a high stump (approx 6-m high)
120a Hamilton Road Reading RG1 5RE
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0535
Proposed front porch and garage conversion, with rooflight added to the existing rear-ground floor.
6 Forest Hill Tilehurst Reading RG30 6XE
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0537
Front single storey extension and alterations
1 Battle Square Reading RG30 1BF
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0538
1x Oak tree (T1 on application and on TPO) o reduce back to previous pruning points branches growing toward and adjacent to the house. o crown lift above lawn and part of patio areas to 4m above ground level, removing secondary growth only. o crown lift the West part of the crown, outside no. 77 curtilage, as shown on the annotated photograph below.
77 Nire Road Caversham Reading RG4 5LT
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0540
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Demolition of Buildings under The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2,Part 11, Class B
2,4,14,16,18 Thurso Close Tilehurst Reading RG30 4YG
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0614
Addition of one garage store measuring 6x6x2.5m, and one store measuring 4x4x2.5m.
7 Darwin Close Reading RG2 0TB
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0615
Addition of one 3x5.8m, 19m3 storage tank and one 2.4x6.6, 16m3 storage tank to hold non-hazardous materials. Demolition of the existing compressor room. The new proposed tanks will sit in place of the compressor room.
7 Darwin Close Reading RG2 0TB
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0616
Certificate of lawful development for the placement of a caravan with the curtilage of 192 Upper Woodcote Road. Siting of caravan in rear garden for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of 192 Upper Woodcote Road (amended)
192 Upper Woodcote Road Reading RG4 7JU
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0618
Proposed use of ground floor as a cake shop within Class E
101 Wokingham Road Reading RG6 1LH
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0619
Proposed temporary change of use of the existing public house to a public house staff training facility, for a temporary period of up to five years.
Bel & The Dragon Restaurant Gas Works Road Reading RG1 3EQ
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0621
Single storey rear extension with internal alterations and loft conversions.
282 Hemdean Road Caversham Reading RG4 7QT
Received 13 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0622
Full planning permission for the construction of a Temporary Car Park,including vehicular access from Garrard Street
Station Hill Reading RG1 1NF
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0623
Change of use of the premises to Restaurant E(b) from hairdresser E(c)
41 Wokingham Road Reading RG6 1LG
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0624
Loft conversion with side hip to gable, full width flat roof L-shaped Dormer to the rear and roof lights to the front roof slope.
15 Matlock Road Caversham Reading RG4 7BP
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0625
Two storey car workshop and offices (relocation of unimplemented two storey car workshop and offices approved 2013 - 130370)
784 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1EL
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0626
Proposed single storey rear extension
3 Wellswood Gardens Reading
Received 14 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0627
Part two storey and part single storey side and rear wrap-around extension, garage conversion, enlarging front porch.
9 Shepherds Lane Caversham Reading RG4 7JJ
Received 14 May 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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