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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 dates
23,522Searchable applications
439Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 16,510 approved or refused records
1,709Refused applications

14,801 approved · 1,709 refused · 1,701 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Nov 2011 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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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  1. Decision MadePL/18/1998

    Demolition of existing rear lean-to structure, and replacement with new single storey lean-to structure and associated internal remodelling to the ground floor.

    13 Norfolk Road Reading RG30 2EG

    Received 13 Nov 2018
  2. Decision MadePL/18/1999

    Proposed decking to rear elevations

    29 Balmore Drive Caversham Reading RG4 8NL

    Received 13 Nov 2018
  3. Decision MadePL/18/2000

    T1 - reduce longer laterals by 1-2m; reduce previously reduced lower branches back to former reduction points; prune to give 2m clearance from the house T2 - slective branch reduction to give 2m clearance from the house

    1 Millington Close Reading RG2 7LR

    Received 14 Nov 2018
  4. Decision MadePL/18/2001

    7x London Plane (T1-T7) - crown reduce all seven trees by 30 percent, which is envisaged to equate to a height and overall spread reduction of approximately 2-2.5m. This work is proposed as the trees are in such close proximity to the adjacent residential building that the branches are beginning to touch the building to the south.

    6 New Century Place East Street Reading

    Received 14 Nov 2018
  5. Decision MadePL/18/2002

    Proposed single storey and 2-storey side and rear extension

    6 Cornwood Gardens Reading RG2 7LE

    Received 13 Nov 2018
  6. Decision MadePL/18/1700

    Prune lateral growth of 5 Hornbeam

    Street Record Hornbeam Close Caversham Reading

    Received 27 Sept 2018
  7. Decision MadePL/18/1701

    Use of Class B1 office as Registered Company Office for Internet basedtaxi hire company.

    9 Greyfriars Road Reading RG1 1NU

    Received 27 Sept 2018
  8. Decision MadePL/18/1703

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed ground floor tap room/off licence sales shop ancillary to primary use of the site as a brewery (Use Class B2). The size of the proposed tap room to be no greater than 14% of the total floor area, as shown on the submitted drawing, and the operating times as set out on the application form to be no more than 13 hours per week, to be on Friday and Saturday afternoons and evenings only.

    Unit 20 Stadium Way Tilehurst Reading RG30 6BX

    Received 27 Sept 2018
  9. Decision MadePL/18/1704

    Single storey link extension to adjoin existing garage with dwelling. Garage conversion to provide utility and dining area.

    9 St Peters Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7DD

    Received 27 Sept 2018
  10. Decision MadePL/18/1705

    Crown lift one Oak tree and one Hornbeam; remove one crossing/rubbing branch from Hornbeam

    78 Kidmore End Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SE

    Received 27 Sept 2018
  11. Decision MadePL/18/1706

    Garage conversion

    248 Tilehurst Road Reading RG30 2NE

    Received 27 Sept 2018
  12. Decision MadePL/18/1707

    Increased customer terrace enclosure with continuation of existing canopy over with balustrade and fencing

    Rose Kiln Lane Reading RG2 0SN

    Received 27 Sept 2018
  13. Decision MadePL/18/1708

    Erection of a 3 bedroom bungalow

    Land between 8 and 10 Water Road Reading RG30 2NN

    Received 27 Sept 2018
  14. Decision MadePL/18/1709

    Discharge of condition 12 of planning permission 171184.

    153 Bath Road Reading RG30 2BD

    Received 27 Sept 2018
  15. Decision MadePL/18/1710

    Proposed single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer.

    22 Rectory Road Caversham Reading RG4 7SH

    Received 27 Sept 2018
  16. Decision MadePL/18/1711

    Loft conversion with rear dormer and two rooflights in front roofslope

    21 Evesham Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8RG

    Received 28 Sept 2018
  17. ClosedPL/18/1712

    Enforcement Expediency

    80 Oxford Road Reading RG1 7LJ

    Received 28 Sept 2018
  18. Decision MadePL/18/1713

    Erection of new dwarf wall & railings to the street frontage and reformating the forecourt.

    Watlington House 44 Watlington Street Reading

    Received 27 Sept 2018
  19. Decision MadePL/18/1714

    Conversion from commercial office class B1 to 2 residential units.

    11 Church Street Reading RG1 2SB

    Received 28 Sept 2018
  20. Decision MadePL/18/1715

    Conversion from commercial office class B1 to 2 residential units.

    11 Church Street Reading RG1 2SB

    Received 28 Sept 2018
  21. Decision MadePL/18/1716

    Change of use and conversion of the building from doctors surgery to residential in the form of 4 x 1-bed flats and 2 x 2-bed flats including provision of bin and cycle storage.

    2 Priory Avenue Caversham Reading

    Received 28 Sept 2018
  22. Decision MadePL/18/1789

    Two storey side extension

    1 Links Drive Tilehurst Reading RG30 4YT

    Received 12 Oct 2018
  23. Decision MadePL/18/1790

    Single storey rear extension

    13 Monks Way Reading RG30 3DP

    Received 13 Oct 2018
  24. Decision MadePL/18/1791

    Single storey side extension, two storey rear extension and associatedworks

    32 Anglefield Road Caversham Reading RG4 5HP

    Received 14 Oct 2018

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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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