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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
15,750Searchable applications
414Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 10,554 approved or refused records
1,100Refused applications

9,454 approved · 1,100 refused · 1,154 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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/18/1016

    Fell one Horse chestnut and one Ash

    28 Eldon Road Reading

    Received 10 Jun 2018
  2. Decision MadePL/19/0674

    Installation of a new Air Conditioning Condenser to the rear wall of an existing office, plus modification of rear glazing to accommodate ventilation louvres.

    23 Kings Road Reading RG1 3AR

    Received 24 Apr 2019
  3. Decision MadePL/19/0681

    Erection of single storey building comprising 1 (1x2 bed) Bungalow unit (Class C3) with associated bin and cycle storage, and a two- storey maisonette comprising 2 (2 x 2 bed) residential units (Class C3) with landscaping and associated works

    67 Foxhays Road Reading RG2 8NA

    Received 26 Apr 2019
  4. Decision MadePL/19/0754

    proposed 3mx6m led advertising board on the grass verge of the a33 north bound carriage way near the tesco distribution centre

    Land Adjacent Tesco Distribution Centre Imperial Way Reading RG2 0RS

    Received 8 May 2019
  5. Decision MadePL/19/0755

    Application to discharge conditions 3 & 4 of planning permission 180417

    Land at corner of Newark Street and Crown Street Reading RG1 2SR

    Received 8 May 2019
  6. Decision MadePL/19/0757

    Part one, part two storey side and rear extension

    218 Norcot Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 6AE

    Received 8 May 2019
  7. Decision MadePL/19/0758

    Single storey front and first floor side extensions

    10a Brooklyn Drive Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SS

    Received 8 May 2019
  8. Decision MadePL/19/0759

    Demolition of existing 3 bed detached dwelling and replacement with 2 x semi-detached houses, with off street parking, front and rear landscaping.

    38 Matlock Road Caversham Reading RG4 7BS

    Received 8 May 2019
  9. Decision MadePL/19/0760

    Change of use ground, first and second floor of A2 (Bank) to A5 on theground floor, and on first and second floor from A2 to C4 HMO. Part- retrospective application for flat roof rear dormer.

    76 Christchurch Road Reading RG2 7AZ

    Received 9 May 2019
  10. Decision MadePL/19/0761

    New church and community centre.

    384 The Meadway Tilehurst Reading RG30 4NX

    Received 9 May 2019
  11. Decision MadePL/19/0762

    Lime at 20 Armour Hill - reduce height of canopy of tree by approximately 30%. Reduce lateral spread of Southern side of canopy oftree by approximately 30%, crown lift to 4-5m; Lime at 3 Wardle Av - crown lift to 5m

    20 Armour Hill Tilehurst Reading RG31 6JP

    Received 9 May 2019
  12. Decision MadePL/19/0763

    Single storey front and rear extensions

    158 Rodway Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 6DX

    Received 9 May 2019
  13. Decision MadePL/19/0764

    Non-material amendments to permission 170509 (granted on 10/10/2018) to change the wording of Conditions 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 39, 42, 43, 44, 46, 49, 52 & 53 to alter the phasing plan (enabling the development to be implemented from east to west, rather than west to east as originally approved)

    Toys R Us Kenavon Drive Reading RG1 3DH

    Received 9 May 2019
  14. Decision MadePL/19/0765

    Prune one Oak tree T1 of TPO

    10 Micklands Road Caversham Reading RG4 6LU

    Received 9 May 2019
  15. Decision MadePL/19/0766

    Rear extension measuring 4m in depth, with a maximum height of 4m, and 2.5m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction ofan extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.

    16 Bramble Crescent Tilehurst Reading RG30 4TX

    Received 8 May 2019
  16. Decision MadePL/19/1063

    T1 - Red Oak. Remove two lower branches on the neighbouring side, One is growing through the barbed wire. Reduce canopy either side (north and south) by 2m to re balance the crown.

    Reading Zone Centre 11 Basingstoke Road Reading RG2 0EW

    Received 1 Jul 2019
  17. Decision MadePL/19/1064

    The proposed advertisements including 1 x internally illuminated fascia sign, 1 x internally illuminated projecting sign, 1 x AV light box display

    21 Broad Street Reading RG1 2BH

    Received 1 Jul 2019
  18. Decision MadePL/19/1066

    Use as two self-contained flats (Class C3)

    6 Basingstoke Road Reading RG2 0EL

    Received 2 Jul 2019
  19. ClosedPL/19/1139

    Enforcement expediency

    12 Osterley Drive Caversham Reading RG4 6XP

    Received 11 Jul 2019
  20. Decision MadePL/19/1141

    Change of use of ground and first floors from Class A1 (shops) to 1 x dwellinghouse (C3 use). Prior Notification under Class M, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (as amended).

    133 Caversham Road Reading RG1 8AS

    Received 10 Jul 2019
  21. Decision MadePL/19/1142

    To recover roof (new tiles, felt battens, insulation and lead flashings)

    26-28 Southampton Street Reading RG1 2QL

    Received 11 Jul 2019
  22. Decision MadePL/19/1143

    Non material amendments to planning permission ref. 181849 (Erection of a part 4 part 5 storey building (plus basement) to provide 135 units of purpose built student accommodation and associated facilities (Sui Generis), landscaping and access) for internal reconfiguration and associated external changes including re-location of stair cores, re-location of cycle store, level changes to the rear (west) of the building and associated alterations to windows and doors

    Former Car Park East Street Reading RG1 4FF

    Received 11 Jul 2019
  23. Decision MadePL/19/0768

    Application for discharge of condition 3 details of materials and 4 for details of landscaping and green roof of planning permission 171279 dated 12/10/2017.

    Battle Library 420 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1EE

    Received 10 May 2019
  24. Decision MadePL/19/0769

    Rear dormer

    14 Zinzan Street Reading RG1 7UQ

    Received 10 May 2019

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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.

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