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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 dates24,954Searchable applications
439Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 17,772 approved or refused records
1,871Refused applications
15,901 approved · 1,871 refused · 1,816 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Dec 2010 to 22 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decision MadePL/21/1937
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed rear dormer and one front rooflight
37 Bedford Road Reading RG1 7EX
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1939
Proposed single storey front extension, proposed two storey and singlestorey side extension
43 Home Farm Close Reading RG2 7TE
Received 30 Nov 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1942
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 15, 23, 24,27, 33, 34 of application 191043
43 London Street Reading RG1 4PS
Received 2 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1943
2no. externally illuminated Brass fascia signs, 3no. projecting signs, 1no. opening times painted to entrance door, 4no. screen printed signs to awnings and 4no. vinyl graphics to glazing.
Jacksons Corner 1-9 Kings Road Reading RG1 3AS
Received 2 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1944
Erection of two storey detached dwelling, following demolition of existing
4 Cherwell Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8QH
Received 2 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1945
Rear extension measuring 6.00m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.95m, and 2.80m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of theTown and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
2 Hollydale Close Reading RG2 8LL
Received 1 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1946
Proposed replacement garage (amended description)
51 Shepherds Lane Caversham Reading RG4 7JJ
Received 2 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1948
Single storey side and rear extension . Hip to Gable roof extension and loft conversion with dormer windows to rear.
6 Chalgrove Way Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SJ
Received 3 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1950
Erection of a 2 bedroom house
Land adjacent to 5 Wilson Road Reading RG30 2RS
Received 3 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1951
T27 Lime tree requires pollarding back to previous pollard points plus removal of epicormic growth.
Flat 1, Fry Court 11a Derby Road Caversham Reading RG4 5HE
Received 3 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1954
Internally lit signage on front elevation of business premises
450 Longwater Avenue Reading RG2 6GF
Received 3 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1955
Single storey rear and side extension
32 Mill Road Caversham Reading RG4 8DP
Received 3 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/2028
Proposed 2 storey rear extension, single storey link, replacement garage, fenestration alterations to listed building, conservation rooflights and internal amendments.
43a Church Road Caversham Reading RG4 7AG
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/2029
Leylandii by Shed Carefully dismantle in sections to ground level. Remove further suppressed conifer directly below. All arisings to be removed from site. Lawsons to rear - option 2 Carefully dismantle in sections to ground level. Remove further suppressed conifer directly below. All arisings to be removed from site. Oak to side boundary, slightly asymmetrical. Reduce lateral southern aspect by up to 2m blending into eastern and western profile. Remove lowest southern lateral previously prune to source.
14 The Rise Caversham Reading RG4 8NZ
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/2030
Full application for the proposed erection of 1no. dwelling with associated parking and landscape works.
12 Coningham Road Shinfield Reading RG2 8QP
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/2031
Construction of 1 x 3 bedroom detached house
Site to the Rear Of 87 London Road Reading RG1 5BY
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/2032
Change of use of Ground Floor from Class E to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 4 Dwellings. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
2 Kings Road Reading RG1 3AD
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/2033
1.80m high 358 mesh panel fencing with gates in RAL 6005 green, singlegate to side of building, single gate and 2no. vehicle gates to the front of the building.
Western Elms Lodge Western Elms Avenue Reading RG30 1AT
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/2034
Screening Opinion in relation to Land at Leaderboard Golf Centre, Richfield Avenue, relating to the full planning appliction for the demolition of existing driving range structures and the development ofa new 3 storey 8 form entry school for years 11-16, includng a 300 place 6th form
Leaderboard Golf Centre Richfield Avenue Reading Berkshire RG1 8EQ
Received 16 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/2036
The refurbishment and courtyard infill for the delivery of a replacement modular CT scanners and associated support facilities (UseClass C2)
Royal Berkshire Hospital London Road Reading RG1 5AN
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/2037
A gypsy and traveller transit site intended for short-term use while in transit. It will comprise 7 pitches, bin store, outdoor seating area, play area, and a new access onto Island Road. Each pitch comprises a kitchen/toilet block and space for two caravans and two cars
land adjacent to Reading Sewage and Treatment Works Island Road Reading
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/2038
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 of planning permission 201734
Rivermead Leisure Complex Richfield Avenue Reading RG1 8EQ
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/2039
T1 - Birch - fell to ground T2 - Magnolia - fell to ground. Both trees are located in the rear garden at 2C Coley Avenue.
Chestnuts 2c Coley Avenue Reading RG1 6LG
Received 17 Dec 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/2040
Lombardy poplar (T2 of TPO 2/01) - fell following collapse of one main stem.
131 Wokingham Road Reading RG6 1LW
Received 17 Dec 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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