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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 dates24,717Searchable applications
436Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 17,560 approved or refused records
1,844Refused applications
15,716 approved · 1,844 refused · 1,786 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 Feb 2011 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decision MadePL/21/1266
T1-T14 - 13 x Limes & 1 x Cherry - Remove epicormic around the base ofeach tree 4 times per year for the next 5 years
17a Kidmore End Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SG
Received 3 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1267
Proposed Single storey rear extension.
30 Stanley Street Reading RG1 7NY
Received 3 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1271
I intend to remove the apricot tree which is growing on the northern boundary of my property with Crescent Road. Please see attached plan. The tree was originally grown as a fan on the south-facing side of theboundary wall, but has proved to be too vigorous. It has now reached aheight of approximately 5 metres, and significantly overhangs CrescentRoad where fruit is completely inaccessible and it sometimes obstructstaller vehicles. The large trunk is in direct contact with the tall brick wall, and I am concerned that if no action is taken the wall maybe damaged or become dangerous. A replacement apricot tree on a dwarfing stock will be positioned three metres to the west.
112 Hamilton Road Reading RG1 5RE
Received 4 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1272
Discharge condition 5 (CMS) of planning permission 201770/FUL
Honister and Hewitt 20-40 Alfred Street Reading RG1 7LY
Received 4 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1274
Discharge of conditions 4 (refuse storage), 5 (refuse collection), 6 (habitat enhancement) and 10 (litter strategy) of planning permission 210681/FUL
1 The Triangle Tilehurst Reading RG30 4RW
Received 4 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1275
Reconstruction of damaged boundary wall
17 Castle Street Reading RG1 7SB
Received 4 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1361
Erection of a single storey rear extension, internal alterations, and loft conversion with a rear dormer and recessed juliette baclony.
137 Norcot Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 6BS
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1362
Single storey extension to rear
34 Newbery Close Tilehurst Reading RG31 6JN
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1363
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 34 (NO2 Boiler Flues) of application 171019
Green Park Phase 6A Smallmead Road
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1365
Single storey side and rear extensions. Two storey side and rear extensions. Front gable extensions. Demolition of garage.
6 Grosvenor Road Caversham Reading RG4 5EJ
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1368
Replacement single storey side extensions to East and West elevations and fenestration alterations (amended)
White Gables Sutherlands Avenue Reading RG2 7AS
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1369
Non-material amendments to permission 170509 (granted on 10/10/2018), for the addition of 3 balconies, the addition of louvered screens to undercroft, movement and addition of a series of windows/ doors, rearrangement of parking, plant rooms, refuse and cycle stores to WestBlock and the reduction of the central plant entrance door and subsequent extension of nursery and increase in area to Middle Block and associated works
Former Toys R Us Kenavon Drive Reading
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1370
Removal of canopy and installation of new fascia sign
5 The Triangle Tilehurst Reading RG30 4RN
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1371
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed removal/replacement of spandrel/window panels (like for like) and removal/replacement of timber to balustrade screens
Queen's Wharf Apartments 47 Queens Road Reading RG1 4QE
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1375
Change of use from 8 room guest house (C1 use class) to a 9 person, 9 room sui generis HMO including a new single storey rear extension and side dormer window with associated car parking, bin and cycle storage.
230 Wokingham Road Reading RG6 1JS
Received 20 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1376
The proposed development will include installation of a 10m stub tower, 6 no. antennas, 2 no. 300mm dishes, a GPS dish and associated ancillary equipment, alongside the removal of the existing 2.5m stub tower with 6 no. antennas and associated equipment and fixings. (Amended Description)
41 Minster Street Reading RG1 2JB
Received 20 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1378
Change of use from Class E (Cafe) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 2 dwellings at ground floor. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
263 Oxford Road Reading
Received 20 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1451
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, plus the removal of associated BT kiosk(s).
4-5 St Marys Butts Reading RG1 2LN
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1452
2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Pavement outside The Gym and Savers shop 4-5 St Marys Butts Reading RG1 2LN
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1453
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, plus the removal of associated BT kiosk(s).
Pavement Outside 164 Friar Street Reading RG1 1HE
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/20/1799
Single storey side and rear extensions
11 Hawkchurch Road Reading RG2 8NE
Received 14 Dec 2020 - Decision MadePL/20/1800
Discharge of condition 4 (Construction Method Statement) of planning permission 201018 (sought retrospectively).
Dukesbridge House 23 Duke Street Reading
Received 15 Dec 2020 - Decision MadePL/20/1801
To install a new HTM compliant set of air handling equipment on the roof of the Maternity Block
Royal Berkshire Hospital London Road Reading RG1 5AN
Received 15 Dec 2020 - Decision MadePL/20/1803
Erection of a replacement single storey changing facilities building to the west of the maternity unit
Royal Berkshire Hospital London Road Reading RG1 5AN
Received 15 Dec 2020
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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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