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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates14,689Searchable applications
402Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 9,818 approved or refused records
1,018Refused applications
8,800 approved · 1,018 refused · 1,085 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decision MadePL/24/0389
Single storey front extension.
16 Overlanders End Tilehurst Reading RG31 6PS
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0390
Re-submission of planning application (231687) for the proposed singlestorey front, part first floor front, part two storey rear extension
84 Shinfield Road Reading RG2 7DA
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0391
Proposal to add louvres above the existing 2 balcony doors on the 5th floor, south elevation.
Aldwych House 2 Blagrave Street Reading RG1 1AZ
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0392
Removal of sprinkler pump tank and creation of loading bay door
30 Worton Drive Reading RG2 0TD
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0393
Converting a bungalow into a detached building and a New Garage.
102 Berkeley Avenue Reading RG1 6HY
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0395
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension following the demolition of existing conservatory. Part garage conversion and front porch
18 Woodlands Grove Caversham Reading RG4 6NB
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0469
Addition of external spiral staircase to existing first floor balcony
15 Heron Island Caversham Reading RG4 8DQ
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0470
Reduce one Witch hazel
58 Eastern Avenue Reading RG1 5SE
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0471
Replacement Signage
B&Q Unit 1 Reading Gate Retail Park Acre Road Reading RG2 0LG
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0472
Installation of 4 padel courts, 4 canopies, and a single storey office building (Amended Description). Removal of one padel court to deliver three padel courts with ramped access. Repositioning of the third padel court to western boundary, Omission of the single storey kiosk / office, Omission of canopies for the padel courts and Raising of the slab level to cater for ground conditions and high water table.
The Atrium Health Club Scours Lane Reading RG30 6AY
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0473
Discharge of conditions 11 (Construction Method Statement) and 18 (Archaeology), relating to planning permission 210549
Wensley Court (No. 193), Irving Court (No.203) and Riversley Court (No. 205), Wensley Road, Reading,RG1 6EA / 6EB / 6ED
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0475
Shopfront alterations to include new disabled access door, increased depth of two frontage windows and disabled access ramp (amended description)
117-119 Russell House Oxford Road Reading RG1 7UH
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0478
1 x fabricated logo fascia sign 5000 x 500mm, and 1 x 500 x 500 project sign
90-93 Broad Street Reading
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0480
T.1 Cedar (C L)- Crown clean
58 Eastern Avenue Reading RG1 5SE
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0481
Side extension with alterations to the side and rear elevations. Reposition of back door and outdoor staircase to the existing garage. (amended)
Blagrave House Upper Warren Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7EB
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0482
Single storey rear and side extension and a loft conversion.
4 Barry Place Reading RG1 8EU
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0483
Part double-storey/part single-storey rear and side extension including internal alterations.
29 Fernbrook Road Caversham Reading RG4 7HG
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0484
Wooden Garden Room at the rear of the garden with dimensions 3m x 3.6m.
75 Russell Street Reading RG1 7XG
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0485
Proposed works to T1, T2, T3 Limes, T4 Pine and T5 lime
23 Ridge Hall Close Caversham Reading RG4 7EP
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0486
Proposed two storey rear and single storey side extension.
151 St Peters Road Reading RG6 1PG
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0487
Demolition of existing side garage and erection of two storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
48 Knights Way Emmer Green Reading RG4 8RH
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0488
Porch extension, single storey back extension
72 Buckingham Drive Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SA
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0489
Part garage conversion and single storey side extension
7 Mapledene Caversham Reading RG4 7DQ
Received 17 Apr 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0492
1x Fir tree in rear garden - trim side, back and top area 1x Hornbeam tree at Berkeley Court - cut 1 large branch (effectively one of the stems) overhanging 3 Bath Road back to boundary
3 Bath Road Reading RG1 6HH
Received 17 Apr 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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