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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 dates24,825Searchable applications
431Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 17,660 approved or refused records
1,856Refused applications
15,804 approved · 1,856 refused · 1,800 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/21/0692
Two storey detached dwelling, following demolition of garage
Land To Rear Of 88 Knights Way Emmer Green Reading RG4 8RH
Received 4 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0697
Discharge of condition 27c (contaminated land validation report for Phase 1 Block E3) of planning permission 170509, as granted 10/10/2018(wording of condition since amended by 210239/NMA)
Toys R Us Kenavon Drive Reading
Received 4 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0698
Various internal and external alterations, including replacement of shopfronts
149-150 Friar Street and 1-4 Queen Victoria Street Reading Berkshire RG1 1EX
Received 4 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0699
Various internal and external alterations, including replacement of shopfronts
149-150 Friar Street and 2-4 Queen Victoria Street Reading Berkshire RG1 1EX
Received 4 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0701
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed Single storey rear extension tocreate a larger Kitchen/dining area.
7 Orwell Close Caversham Reading RG4 7PU
Received 5 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0702
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and removal of condition 4 (on-site vehicle parking) of planning permission 180758 (conversion to8 residential units and associated works)
Addington House 73 London Street Reading
Received 5 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0703
Extension and refurbishment of existing dwelling.
19 Conisboro Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7JB
Received 5 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0776
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed replacement of high level cladding, render and replacement of wooden balconies (amended)
Queen's Wharf Apartments 47 Queens Road Reading RG1 4QE
Received 17 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0777
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed replacement of cladding and wooden balconies
Queen's Wharf Apartments 47 Queens Road Reading RG1 4QE
Received 17 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0778
T4 & T5 Yews - crown lift and prune away from house
2b Kidmore Road Caversham Reading RG4 7LU
Received 17 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0779
T1 Lime - fell
7 Portway Close Reading RG1 6LB
Received 17 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0780
Installation of air conditioning equipment, including external condensers and internal wall and ceiling mounted units
The Maltings Fobney Street Reading RG1 6BY
Received 17 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0781
Installation of air conditioning equipment, including external condensers and internal wall and ceiling mounted units
The Maltings Fobney Street Reading RG1 6BY
Received 17 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0782
Willow in front garden (T1) fell due to proximity to building in an already overcrowded bed. Yew in the rear garden (T2) reduce height b approximately 5 metres and face trim all sides
4 Brownlow Road Reading RG1 6NP
Received 17 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0783
Two storey side and rear extension including single storey porch to front and new dropped kerb.
19 Glenwood Drive Tilehurst Reading RG31 4HE
Received 17 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0784
Proposed two-storey front extension, first floor over an existing garage. New front porch to main entrance with part conversion of an existing garage, with a further single-storey rear extension.
47 Shepherds Lane Caversham Reading RG4 7JJ
Received 18 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1454
2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Pavement Outside 164 Friar Street Reading RG1 1HE
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1456
Single storey side extension
71 Briants Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 5AS
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1457
Proposed two storey rear extension, integral garage conversion and single storey side extension to create replacement garage.
173 Upper Woodcote Road Caversham Reading RG4 7JR
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1458
Various alterations following partial demolition, including single storey front, side and rear extensions
Penwood 2a Richmond Road Caversham Reading RG4 7PP
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1754
Construction of car port structures within the rear car park at Reading International Business Park with roof mounted photovoltaic panels
Reading International Business Park Land to the South of A33 Relief Road Reading Berkshire RG2 6DA
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1755
Shopfront redecoration including painting and replacement signage
134 Broad Street Reading RG1 2BD
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1756
Replacement fascia signage, Gold foamex letters raised 25mm mounted ondeep royal blue aluminium composite trays. Externally illuminated by existing trough lighting.
134 Broad Street Reading RG1 2BD
Received 26 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1757
A hybrid application comprising the following elements: Outline application for up to 165 dwellings on the western part of the site and a mixed use building comprising 450sqm (GIA) of floorspace in use class D1 to provide a community healthcare hub and residential above (included in the 165 dwellings); Engineering operations on the area covered by the outline application to create suitable gradients for internal site roads and development platforms for the residential development; and FUL application for change of use of the eastern part(8ha) of the site for use as public parkland, to be protected from development in perpetuity. All matters except for access to the site
Land East of Pincents Lane Tilehurst Reading
Received 27 Oct 2021
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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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