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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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Reading planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Reading Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Reading website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates24,251Searchable applications
438Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 17,128 approved or refused records
1,789Refused applications
15,339 approved · 1,789 refused · 1,758 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 Jun 2011 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/19/1945
Proposed single storey rear extension with three roof lights over
203 Thirlmere Avenue Tilehurst Reading RG30 6XG
Received 9 Dec 2019 - ClosedPL/19/1946
Application for discharge of conditions 3 (arboricultural method statement), 4 (landscaping), 8 (drainage scheme)and 10 (flower meadow landscaping) of planning permission ref. 180752
Reading Crematorium & Henley Road Cemetery 55 All Hallows Road Caversham Reading RG4 5LP
Received 9 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/1947
Non-material Amendment to permitted application 191326 - Change from new side access door and small window to new larger kitchen window.
69 Silchester Road Reading RG30 3EJ
Received 9 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/1948
Single storey front extension and alteration to roof form of side extension (retrospective)
47 Spencer Road Reading RG2 8TP
Received 9 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/1949
Consultation on the removal of public phone boxes
Various sites in Reading
Received 19 Nov 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/1950
Change of use of existing garage to habitable space, remove garage door for new window in front elevation
17 Regis Park Road Reading RG6 7AD
Received 10 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/1951
Proposed single storey rear and side extension plus internal alterations
54 Wentworth Avenue Reading RG2 8JL
Received 10 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/1952
Proposed 3-bed detached dwelling with a detached single garage on a 0.06 Ha plot subdivided from existing land within the curtilage of the application site.
35 Richmond Road Caversham Reading RG4 7PR
Received 10 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2025
Proposed side and rear single storey extensions
50 Donnington Road Reading RG1 5ND
Received 20 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2026
Loft conversion including installation of a full width flat roof dormer to the rear elevation, installation of three Velux roof-lights to the front elevation, to form new habitable space.
8 Fairfax Close Caversham Reading RG4 6DA
Received 20 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2028
Change of use of part of ground floor reception to a flexible commercial unit for uses falling within Use Class A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, D1 and D2.
Former Cooper Reading Bmw Kings Meadow Road Reading
Received 20 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2029
Part replacement ground floor frontage to Hosier Street, erection of retractable canopy and two open huts to inner courtyard. Replacement externally illuminated fascia and hanging signs and non illuminated high level roundel.
Pavlovs Dog Its A Scream Ph 21-23 St Marys Butts Reading RG1 2LN
Received 20 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2030
Externally illuminated hanging signs x 2, externally illuminated fascia signs x 2, non illuminated high level roundel.
Pavlovs Dog Its A Scream Ph 21-23 St Marys Butts Reading RG1 2LN
Received 20 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2031
Erection of a 3 bed dwelling (amended scheme from planning permission 171322) (amended description)
1a Salisbury Road Reading RG30 1AB
Received 20 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2032
Hybrid application comprising (i) application for Full Planning Permission for Phase 2 (Plot G and public realm) including demolition of existing structures, erection of an eighteen storey building containing office use (Class B1) and flexible retail, non-residential institution and assembly and leisure uses (Class A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, D1 and D2). Provision of podium deck, vehicular access and parking. New public open space and landscaping. Bridge link over Garrard St and(ii) Application for Outline Planning Permission for Phase 3 (all Matters reserved) for four building Plots (A, B, C and D). Demolition of existing buildings and structures. Mixed-use redevelopment
Station Hill North Reading RG1 1NB
Received 20 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2033
Installation of various signage for 57-75 King's Road
Abbeygate House 57-75 Kings Road Reading RG1 3AB
Received 20 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2034
Part one, part two storey rear extension
4 Tofrek Terrace Reading RG30 2JS
Received 23 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2035
Reduce the height of two False acacia by 30%
Rosedale Clinic 48 Redlands Road Reading RG1 5HR
Received 23 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2036
Proposed single storey rear and side extension to replace existing conservatory.
48 Oakley Road Caversham Reading RG4 7RN
Received 23 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2038
Application for discharge of condition 3 (materials) of planning permission 190801.
6 Alexandra Road Reading RG1 5PE
Received 23 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2039
Application for discharge of condition 19 of planning permission 190442 (Plot E) (Sustainability/BREEAM).
Plot E Friar Street and Garrard St Reading RG1 1DX
Received 23 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2040
Application for discharge of condition 22 of planning permission 190442 (Plot E)(Habitat Mitigation).
Plot E Friar Street and Garrard St Reading RG1 1DX
Received 23 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2041
Application for discharge of condition 25 of planning permission 190442 (Plot E) (Archaeology).
Plot E Friar Street & Garrard Street Reading RG1 1DX
Received 23 Dec 2019 - Decision MadePL/19/2042
Discharge of condition 27 (A-C) of planning permission 190442 (Plot E) (Contaminated Land Risk Assessment).
Plot E Friar Street & Garrard Street Reading RG1 1DX
Received 23 Dec 2019
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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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