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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 dates24,862Searchable applications
431Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 17,696 approved or refused records
1,857Refused applications
15,839 approved · 1,857 refused · 1,802 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/21/1758
Non-Material Amendment to approved Proposed Elevation Plan (to reflectProposed Floor Plan) for application 211109
85 Woodcote Way Caversham Reading RG4 7HL
Received 27 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1759
Proposed double storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
21 Whitley Wood Road Reading RG2 8HX
Received 27 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1459
Single storey rear extension
18 Brooklyn Drive Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SS
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1460
Discharge of condition 3 (external materials) of planning permission 200122, as granted on 16/12/2020.
Wensley Road Reading
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1461
Renovation and alterations to existing detached house with conversion and extension of side garage plus part single, part double storey rearextension.
29 Grosvenor Road Caversham Reading RG4 5EN
Received 1 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1462
Non-material amendments to permission 170326 (granted on 15/03/2018) to change the wording of condition 40, altering the trigger point for submission of public art details.
Land between Weldale Street and Chatham Street Reading
Received 2 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1465
Install 2metre fencing and electric gates to form a boundary to the grounds of the preschool as a safety measure.
Stepping Stones Pre School 1 Dunsfold Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 2NP
Received 2 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1466
Non-Material Amendment for permitted application 200973 - Proposal forthe external wall finish of the rear flank elevation walls to be limestone colour sand and cement render replacing the previously approved coarse faced limestone exterior finish.
12 Eldon Terrace Reading RG1 4DX
Received 2 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1467
Construction of glazed canopy / awning attached to the side of the house
69 Alexandra Road Reading RG1 5PS
Received 3 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1468
Proposed single storey extension.
18 Conisboro Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7JB
Received 3 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1469
Pinus sylvestris (03GK) - Fell
Reading Ymca 34 Parkside Road Reading RG30 2DD
Received 3 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1470
The demolition and replacement of a single storey rear extension to the existing dwelling, associated internal layout, window and externaldoor modifications, and a proposed rear dormer extension.
17 St Johns Street Reading RG1 4EH
Received 3 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1472
First floor side extension and porch
27 Spencer Road Reading RG2 8TW
Received 4 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1473
Demolition of existing garage, proposed ground floor and two-storey side extension, first floor internal alterations, floor plan redesign and all associated works.
7 Waybrook Crescent Reading RG1 5RG
Received 6 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1547
Alterations to bins, cycles to provide caretaker/care assistant office/store, including new cycle store structures, re-cladding and inserting doors to existing structure to match main building
Land to Rear Of 8 Prospect Street Reading RG1 7YG
Received 16 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1548
New rear extension projecting 4m from original line of house. Reinstatement of original frontage line (removal of retrofitted porch)and replacement of garage door with window in materials to match existing. New first floor extension with associated roof remodelling to accommodate new area. 2x new windows. (amended)
25 Juniper Way Tilehurst Reading RG31 6NB
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1549
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 32 (DrainageStrategy and SUDS Report) of application 192032
Station Hill North Reading
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1550
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 12 (Foundation Design) of permission 192032.
Station Hill North Reading
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1551
Listed Building Consent to replace the existing roof covering with single ply membrane (lead grey colour) and carry out associated works (amended description)
23 Heritage Court Castle Hill Reading RG1 7RP
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1552
Demolition of garage and single storey part of original house, proposed ground floor rear and side extensions and two storey rear extension, increased front canopy, and internal alterations
129 Whiteknights Road Reading RG6 7BB
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1553
Redevelopment behind retained facade to provide a part-four, part- five storey building to provide Class E at ground floor and C3 residential above, together with associated works, landscaping arrangements and external plant.
87 Broad Street Reading RG1 2AP
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1554
Alterations to internal layout and the installation of replacement external signage. Alteration to existing stall riser and installation of new section of shopfront to accommodate the Installation of 2no. external ATMs. (Amended Description)
26-28 Broad Street Reading RG1 2BU
Received 17 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1555
Single storey front and side extension
36 Harlech Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 6RN
Received 18 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1556
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed single storey side extension.
50 Shepherds Lane Caversham Reading RG4 7JL
Received 19 Sept 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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