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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 dates23,213Searchable applications
444Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 16,226 approved or refused records
1,671Refused applications
14,555 approved · 1,671 refused · 1,672 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/24/0629
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of a garden room
109 Hemdean Road Caversham Reading RG4 7SS
Received 15 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0630
Installation of 2.4m high palisade gates at junction of site car park and the main highway at Acre Road
W H Smith News 4 Acre Road Reading RG2 0XZ
Received 15 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0631
Rear L Shaped dormer with roof lights on front slope
16 Washington Road Caversham Reading RG4 5AA
Received 15 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0632
Application to discharge of conditions 5 and 7 of planning approval 231139
185a Oxford Road Reading RG1 7UZ
Received 16 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0633
Single storey rear extension.
5 Elm Park Road Reading RG30 2TP
Received 16 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0634
Single storey rear extension with solar panels to flat roof.
172 Elgar Road Reading RG2 0BN
Received 16 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0635
Construction of a front porch. (amended)
17 Farrowdene Road Reading RG2 8SD
Received 16 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0637
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4, 13, and 18 of planning application 231025
Hamilton Academy 40 Christchurch Road Reading RG2 7AY
Received 16 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0710
Refurbishment works to buildings external facade
Dogma Ph 11 Castle Street Reading RG1 7SB
Received 31 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0711
Proposed rear dormer to existing roof and installation of air-source heat pump within curtilage
33 Priest Hill Caversham Reading RG4 7RZ
Received 31 May 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0712
Tree Works
2 Manor House Court Heath Road Reading RG6 1NA
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0713
Fell one Hornbeam tree
84 Elmhurst Road Reading RG1 5HY
Received 2 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0714
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Boundary Plan) of application 231046
The Ridgeway School Hillbrow Reading RG2 8JD
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0715
The existing building at 133 London Road as an 8-bed, 11 person Sui Generis HMO for more than 10 years (as amended)
133 London Road Reading RG1 5DD
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0716
The existing building at 127 London Road as an 8-bed, 8 person Sui Generis HMO for more than 10 years (as amended)
127 London Road Reading RG1 5DD
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0718
Extension at ground, first and second floors to the side and above a vacant commercial unit to create a seven bedroom, seven person large Sui Generis HMO
2 Northcourt Avenue Reading RG2 7HA
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0719
Rear extension measuring 4.5m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.01m, and 2.95m 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.
13 Spencer Road Reading RG2 8TW
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0720
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 8 (Odour Assessment), 13(Archaeological Watching Brief), and 14 (Chimney pot details) of application 240025
The Sun Ph 16 Castle Street Reading RG1 7RD
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0721
Application for approval of details reserved by condition Condition 4 - Chimney Pot Details - of application 240026
The Sun Ph 16 Castle Street Reading RG1 7RD
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0723
Proposed single-storey front/side porch extension, and retrospective single-storey side extension, increased roof height of rear extension, and alterations to arrangement of windows and doors in rear and side elevations.
70 Cressingham Road Reading RG2 7JS
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0724
Fell 1 Ash tree and replace
21 Russet Glade Emmer Green Reading RG4 8UJ
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0725
Proposal for single storey rear/side extension, Conversion of garage into habitable space and internal alterations
59 Blandford Road Reading RG2 8RP
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0726
T1 on our map (oak): Reduce North, East and South sides of crown by approximately 1.5-2m in branch length. T2 on our map (oak) - located at 2 Poplar Gardens: Reshape crown by reducing South West corner of crown, removing approximately 1.5-2m in branch length to suitable growth points, to shorten lever arm.
3 Poplar Gardens Reading RG2 7EP
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0727
Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m,and 2.7m 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.
74 Donnington Road Reading RG1 5ND
Received 5 Jun 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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