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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

15,726Searchable applications

416Recorded as pending

90%Approval rate · 10,532 approved or refused records

1,097Refused applications

9,435 approved · 1,097 refused · 1,152 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 29 Sept 2016 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and building control Contact planning Contact Building Control Local plan Planning policy Conservation areas Conservation areas and listed buildings Article 4 directions Article 4 Directions

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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More application records

Decision MadePL/18/1375
Application for discharge of conditions 3 (Landscaping), 5 (Tree Prtection Details), 9 (CMS) and 10 (Materials) of planning permission 170631.
Kentwood Methodist Church Kentwood Hill Tilehurst Reading RG31 6JE
Received 6 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1376
Change of use of ground floor and basement of building from Class A1 (shops) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses) to comprise one dwelling and associated works. Prior Notification under Class M, Part 3 of Schedule2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended).
16 Hemdean Road Caversham Reading RG4 7SX
Received 6 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1377
Erection of a three storey building comprising 18 (8x1 and 10x2 bed) residential units (Use Class C3) with associated bin and cycle storage, a 96.4sqm (NIA) building for community use (Use Class D1), vehicle parking, landscaping and associated works.
Norcot Community Centre Lyndhurst Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 6UB
Received 6 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1378
Removal of conditions 7 and 12 of planning permission 180735
17 Somerstown Court Reading RG1 7TY
Received 6 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1379
Single storey rear extension and two storey side extension.
15 Highmead Close Reading RG2 7NG
Received 6 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1454
Non-Material Amendment to application 161390 - Amendment to the colourand height of the garden/screen walls to the front of plots 49-57. Increased parapet height and introduction of guard rails to Apartment Block 1. Amendment of door colour to internal bin and buggy stores.
Conwy Close Tilehurst Reading
Received 16 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1455
Oak (T2) Quercus ilex, Crown clearance from building by 2m - to allow for routine building maintenance & inspections.
St Martins Precinct Church Street Caversham Reading
Received 16 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1456
T1 TPO618 Sycamore tree. Remove to near ground level. The tree is causing direct damage to the adjacent retaining, boundary wall.
6 Waylen Street Reading
Received 16 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1457
Replacement of exterior balustrading.
Blagrave House 17 Blagrave Street Reading
Received 16 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1459
Demolish existing 2 blocks of 2 maisonettes, garages and redundant nurses station with the erection of 2 detached houses (4 bed) and 1 pair semi-detached houses (4 bed) without complying with condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 141730/FUL.
1-4 Dovedale Close Caversham Reading RG4 7AL
Received 17 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1460
Single storey rear extension & garage conversion
152 Corwen Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 4TA
Received 16 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1463
Single storey rear extension to create annexe. First floor extension to create en-suite to master bedroom. Works to ground floor to convertexisting garage and create more living space.
14 Wincroft Road Caversham Reading RG4 7HH
Received 17 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1464
Change of use of first floor from Class B1(a) (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise of 4 x 1 bed flats. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
First Floor Havell House 62-66 Queens Road Reading Berkshire RG1 4AZ
Received 16 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1465
Non material amendments to planning permission 161768 (Conversion of existing building into 2 flats) including various fenestration alterations, provision of rooflights in north and west roofslopes, retain the Bedford Road elevation entrance door and build a boundary wall on the Bedford Road frontage.
85 Bedford Road Reading RG1 7EY
Received 17 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1466
Change of use of second floor from Class B1(a) (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise of 4 x 1 bed flats. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
Second Floor Havell House 62-66 Queens Road Reading Berkshire RG1 4AZ
Received 16 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1467
Change of use of third floor from Class B1(a) (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise of 2 x 2 bed flats. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
Third Floor Havell House 62-66 Queens Road Reading Berkshire RG1 4AZ
Received 16 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1468
Change of use of upper ground floor from Class B1(a) (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise of 1 x 2 bed flat and 2 x 1 bed flats. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town andCountry Planning(General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
Upper Ground Floor Havell House 62-66 Queens Road Reading Berkshire RG1 4AZ
Received 16 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1469
Replacement of existing timber sliding sash windows with new white uPVC double glazed sliding sash windows to match in style and size andto be installed into the various existing opening apertures of the Grade II Listed Building.
Southcote Lodge Burghfield Road Reading RG30 3NE
Received 17 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1470
Construction of a single storey outbuilding as an ancillary annex to the main dwelling
69 Westwood Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 5PN
Received 17 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1549
Shopfront alterations and advertisements
11 Castle Street Reading RG1 7SB
Received 30 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1550
Single storey front extension
16 Ardler Road Caversham Reading RG4 5AE
Received 30 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1551
Single storey rear extension
35 South View Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 5AD
Received 31 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1552
Single storey rear extension
11 Morlais Emmer Green Reading RG4 8PQ
Received 31 Aug 2018
Decision MadePL/18/1553
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 2 x 3 bed houses and 1 x 2 bed house.
82 Chichester Road Tilehurst Reading
Received 31 Aug 2018

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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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