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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 dates14,644Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,791 approved or refused records
1,016Refused applications
8,775 approved · 1,016 refused · 1,081 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0189
Crown lift trees to 3m above the car park deck
Nimrod Industrial Estate Nimrod Way Reading
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0191
Lime r/o 60 Chester St - reduce west side back to rear boundary of Chester St property; reduce west side to give 2m clearance from Tesco building (amended)
Tesco Superstore Portman Road Reading RG30 1AW
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0192
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use, over more than 4 years, of a second floor two bedroom flat, known as Flat 2 at 109A Oxford Road.
109a Oxford Road Reading RG1 7UD
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0194
Existing conservatory to be replaced with single storey flat roof rear extension with bifold doors and flat rooflights.
15 Rotherfield Way Emmer Green Reading RG4 8PJ
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0197
G1 (mixed species) Re-pollard trees along North East boundary & cut back vegetation to edge of path as part of routine maintenance and to prevent damage to roof. T1 & T2 (sycamores) Remove over-extended lowerlimbs on South East side due to presence of target directly underneathT3 ( ash) Dismantle suppressed ash, The ash tree has poor form, and isbending heavily South East as a result of being out-competed by the two larger sycamores (T1 & T2)
2 Grass Hill Caversham Reading RG4 7TJ
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0198
Remedial and modernising work to a property under an Article 4 directive.
32 Wantage Road Reading RG30 2SE
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0199
Discharge of condition 3 (Materials) and 6 (CMS) of planning permission 230891
10a Brunswick Hill Reading RG1 7YT
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0200
Certificate for a Proposed use of a single heat pump replacing the three air conditioning units already on the roof.
12 Hungerford Drive Reading RG1 6JA
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0201
Lawful use of Class B2 industrial use for more than 10 years
20 Norcot Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 6BU
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0202
Application for the Approval of Details pursuant to Condition 15 (Sustainable Drainage Strategy) of planning permission ref. 221446.
Soane Point 3-10 Market Place Reading
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0203
Change of use of the existing church hall to a childrens day nursery
St Marys Church 14 Castle Street Reading RG1 7RD
Received 15 Feb 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0873
Change of use from class E to 1 bed unit (class C3) relating to the rear section of the ground floor commercial premises (part retrospective)
3 Prospect Street Caversham Reading RG4 8JB
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0874
Proposed refurbishment works including new light well to front and rear, external render, guttering, handrail and window repairs, replacement of internal doors and repair and refurbishment of basement and loft ceiling joists. Removal of Sycamore tree in rear garden and repointing of brick boundary wall. Part-retrospective (amended description).
33 Baker Street Reading
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0875
Proposed refurbishment works including new light well to front and rear, external render, guttering, handrail and window repairs, replacement of internal doors and repair and refurbishment of basement and loft ceiling joists. Removal of Sycamore tree in rear garden and repointing of brick boundary wall. Part-retrospective (amended description).
33 Baker Street Reading
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0876
Proposed conversion the existing unused First, Second & Third Floors Offices from Class E(c)(i) Financial services, to 3No One Bedroom Residential Apartments (Class C3 Dwellinghouses)
28-30 Queen Victoria Street Reading RG1 1TG
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0877
Raising the pitched roof and associated fascia board and gutter to allow the rear facing window to be set out at circa 2100mm above finish floor level and in line with the retained side windows. Part enclosed projection to side elevation reconfigured with glazing apertures removed and filled in with facing brickwork. Tiled roof replacing glass.
17 Holmes Road Reading RG6 7BH
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0277
Single storey wrap-around extension (half fill infill) to extend 4 meters beyond the current closest wing, replacement of the dining roomwindow with door to back garden and removal of two chimney stacks.
8 Crescent Road Reading RG1 5SP
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0278
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 6 and 15 of application 231025
Hamilton Academy 40 Christchurch Road Reading RG2 7AY
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0279
Erection of a single detached dwellinghouse with associated access, parking and landscaping.
Land Adjacent 43 Upper Redlands Road Reading RG1 5JE
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0281
Proposed amendment to the approved side extension under application 231381 to the ground floor and the existing Hall further forward to bring it in line with the existing bay window.
105 Woodcote Way Caversham Reading RG4 7HP
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0282
Replace a current patio and build a small single storage room off the back of the kitchen.
45 Northumberland Avenue Reading RG2 7PS
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0283
2-storey rear extension and front porch
85 Virginia Way Reading RG30 3QR
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0284
The relocation of kitchen and bathroom within existing building volume. The installation of new staircase to loft space, construction of new rear dormer, for the creation of a new bedroom.
9 Montague Street Caversham Reading RG4 5AU
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0286
Proposed single storey side extension to create extended garage and workshop.
12 St Benets Way Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SZ
Received 5 Mar 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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