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Reading Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Reading Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates14,637Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,786 approved or refused records
1,016Refused applications
8,770 approved · 1,016 refused · 1,079 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 May 2017 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0088
Convert and change use of Class E ground floor and C3 dwelling first floor, into 1no. 3 bedroom house incorporating basement
17 St Johns Road Reading RG1 4EB
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0089
PV Solar panels to roof
25 Downshire Square Reading RG1 6NN
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0090
Erection of a front porch extension.
7 Longridge Close Reading RG30 2QF
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0091
Proposed single and double storey extension
8 Avebury Square Reading RG1 5JH
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0092
1no. totem signage (face illumination only to letters and logo), 1 no. welcome sign (face illumination only to letters and logo), 4no. digital menu signs (face illumination only to screen), 1 no. thank yousign (no illumination), 2 no. waiting bay signs (no illumination), 1 no. give way/no entry sign, 1 no. canopy mounted logo sign (sign A - halo illumination only), 1 no. board mounted logo (sign B - no illumination), 1 no. wall mounted logo (sign C - face illumination only to letters and logo), 1 no. wall mounted logo (sign C1 - no illumination), 1 no. board mounted logo (sign D - face illumination only to letters and logo)
George And Dragon Ph 162 Bath Road Reading RG30 2HA
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0093
Change of use of ground floor from Class E (veterinary surgery) to Class F1 (independent primary school)
62 London Road Reading RG1 5AS
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0095
Side and rear extensions to 2no. existing flats to convert them into 2no. Self-contained dwellinghouses
16a Kentwood Hill Tilehurst Reading RG31 6DE
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0096
1x Damson tree - remove 1x Damson tree and 2x Holly trees - reduce height by 3m and remove damaged limbs.
17 Erleigh Road Reading
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0097
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed installation of a total of 1221 PV panels on the main roof and adjoining roof with a maximum capacity of 518kWp. The Town and CountryPlanning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J
Unit C Island Road Reading RG2 0RP
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0098
2 Yew trees in the front garden and on the boundary of 43 Kendrick Road overlooking 41 Kendrick Road. Reduce the crown of these two treesby 30%numbered 1 and 2. 2 Yew trees in the front garden on the MorganRoad side. Either side of the gate, reduce the crown of these two trees by 30% numbered 3 and 4. 3 ornamental cherry trees on the boundary along the front of the house facing Morgan Road. Reduce the crown by 30% numbered 5,6,7. 1 apple tree in the back garden on the boundary of Morgan Road. Reduce the crown by 30% numbered 8.
43 Kendrick Road Reading RG1 5DU
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0099
Proposed 8sqm Front side extension to shop
Punjab Stores 42 Erleigh Road Reading RG1 5NA
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0100
Refresh signage to new specifications.
29-35 School Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 5AR
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0101
Change of use from sui generis launderette to shop in Use Class E
92 Whitley Street Reading RG2 0EQ
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0102
First floor side extension.
31 Kingsgate Street Reading RG1 3JR
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0103
Retrospective listed building consent for replacement glass in windowsand doors and removal of chimney breast at ground level
18 The Mount Reading RG1 5HL
Received 26 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0105
Two story side extension, part two, part single story rear extension. Loft dormer. Front garden to become additional parking.
46 Osborne Road Reading RG30 2PG
Received 28 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0106
Non-material amendment to application 230683 for a reduction in the footprint of the side extension, changes to doors and windows, and removal of one chimney
14 Buxton Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7BU
Received 28 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0107
Proposed single storey front and side extension with new pitched roof
7 Tower Close Emmer Green Reading RG4 8UU
Received 28 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0180
Non-Material Amendment to applicaation 221651 (Change of use from offices to 1x studio apartment and 1x 1-bed flat). Removal of second floor fixed access to 1st floor loft space, therefore removing marked storage area in original application.
2b Prospect Street Caversham Reading RG4 8JG
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0182
Application for the replacement of an existing sculling shed.
Reading University Womens Rowing Club, Reading University Boat Club Promenade Road Caversham Reading
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0183
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 - (Schedule of Materials), 4 (Noise Assessment), 5 (Air Quality), 6 (Construction Method Statement), 7 (Updated Land Contamination) and 8 (Landscaping) of Application 230415
474 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1EF
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0184
Extension and alterations to provide disabled toilet and level access entrance.
16 Wokingham Road Reading RG6 1JQ
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0185
Non-Material Amendment to application 230353 (Proposed single storey porch to replace existing). Replace approved low-level circular windowon the front elevation of the new Porch with a smaller, high-level window.
8 Pembroke Place Caversham Reading RG4 5HU
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0186
Lawful use of Class B2 industrial use for more than 10 years
20 Norcot Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 6BU
Received 12 Feb 2024
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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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