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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 dates
15,465Searchable applications
404Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,371 approved or refused records
1,080Refused applications

9,291 approved · 1,080 refused · 1,137 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 15 Nov 2016 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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  1. Decision MadePL/18/1076

    Loft conversion with hip-to-gable roof alteration, rear box dormer andtwo roof lights

    186 Norcot Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 6BN

    Received 19 Jun 2018
  2. Decision MadePL/18/1077

    Insertion of 2 windows at both first and second floor level of the east (side) elevation.

    286 Kings Road Reading RG1 4HP

    Received 19 Jun 2018
  3. Decision MadePL/18/1078

    Fell one Yew and one Eucalyptus; reduce and thin one Pine

    103 Hamilton Road Reading RG1 5RB

    Received 19 Jun 2018
  4. Decision MadePL/18/1079

    Loft conversion with the provision of a rear box dormer and two roof lights

    65 Whitley Wood Lane Reading RG2 8PW

    Received 19 Jun 2018
  5. Decision MadePL/18/1080

    Demolition of 3 garages and erection of a 3-bed house

    Land adjacent 6 Thornbridge Road Reading RG2 8RL

    Received 19 Jun 2018
  6. Decision MadePL/18/1081

    Single storey rear extension

    23 Maine Street Reading RG2 6AG

    Received 19 Jun 2018
  7. Decision MadePL/18/1082

    Minor amendment to planning permission 170095 for external roofscape, window positions and internal layout

    Green Park Village Longwater Avenue Reading RG2 6AB

    Received 19 Jun 2018
  8. Decision MadePL/18/1083

    T1 Sycamore next to entrance to be lifted to 5m to prevent tanker and lorries hitting branches. T 2- Indian Bean Tree cut back branches nearto canopy to achieve 4m clearance , lift canopy up to 4.5m.

    Tilehurst Road Service Station Tilehurst Road Reading RG1 7TW

    Received 19 Jun 2018
  9. Decision MadePL/18/1084

    Minor amendment to planning permission 170096 for roofscape, window positions and internal layout

    Green Park Village Longwater Avenue Reading RG30 3UR

    Received 19 Jun 2018
  10. Decision MadePL/18/1085

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 9 of permission 162219 (groundwater protection).

    Engineering, University Of Reading Shinfield Road Reading

    Received 19 Jun 2018
  11. Decision MadePL/18/1086

    Single storey front, side and rear extension

    300 The Meadway Tilehurst Reading RG30 4PB

    Received 20 Jun 2018
  12. Decision MadePL/18/1087

    Proposed side and rear extension with internal alterations.

    47 Conisboro Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7JF

    Received 20 Jun 2018
  13. Decision MadePL/18/1090

    Change of use of existing building from Class B1(a) (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 3 residential 1- bed flats. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    286 Kings Road Reading RG1 4HP

    Received 20 Jun 2018
  14. Decision MadePL/18/1091

    Ground floor shop extension (front), double storey rear extensions and conversion of upper parts to form 3x 2bed no self-contained flats (Use Class C3)(amended description)

    40 Church Street Caversham Reading RG4 8AU

    Received 20 Jun 2018
  15. Decision MadePL/18/1164

    Rear / side dormer roof extension and two rooflights to front roofslope

    109 Cardiff Road Reading RG1 8ES

    Received 3 Jul 2018
  16. Decision MadePL/18/1165

    Single storey flat roof garage extension

    54 Hill Street Reading RG1 2NT

    Received 3 Jul 2018
  17. Decision MadePL/18/1166

    Part garage conversion and single storey rear extension

    17 Woodlands Grove Caversham Reading RG4 6NB

    Received 2 Jul 2018
  18. Decision MadePL/18/1167

    Part one, part two storey side and rear extension and enlargement of dormer

    7 Oakham Close Tilehurst Reading RG31 6LD

    Received 3 Jul 2018
  19. Decision MadePL/18/1168

    Display of various illuminated and non-illuminated signage

    Burger King Unit E Worton Grange Retail Park Imperial Way Reading

    Received 3 Jul 2018
  20. Decision MadePL/18/1169

    Outline application for a drive-thru coffee shop of 186sqm and a new access at Reading Link Retail Park, Rose Kiln Lane

    Reading Link Retail Park Rose Kiln Lane Reading

    Received 3 Jul 2018
  21. Decision MadePL/18/1170

    Part single, part two-storey rear extension and associated works.

    170 St Peters Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7DR

    Received 3 Jul 2018
  22. Decision MadePL/18/1175

    Application for removal or variation of condition 2 following grant of planning permission. (170212)

    12 Shaftesbury Road Reading RG30 2QP

    Received 4 Jul 2018
  23. Decision MadePL/18/1176

    1 x two storey four bedroom dwelling (amended description)

    Land adjacent to 25 Tredegar Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8QE

    Received 4 Jul 2018
  24. Decision MadePL/18/1178

    Conversion of existing industrial unit into 2 industrial units, with various internal and external alterations

    47 Loverock Road Reading RG30 1DZ

    Received 5 Jul 2018

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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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