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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
16,558Searchable applications
420Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,118 approved or refused records
1,164Refused applications

9,954 approved · 1,164 refused · 1,195 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Apr 2016 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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

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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

  1. Decision MadePL/19/1504

    Loft conversion consisting of flat roof dormer to rear elevation, conversion of hipped end to gable end and installation of rooflights to front elevation

    17 Rotherfield Way Emmer Green Reading RG4 8PJ

    Received 17 Sept 2019
  2. Decision MadePL/19/1505

    Installation of 20m monopole with supporting equipment cabinets and ancillary development

    Whitley Wood Roundabout Northumberland Avenue Reading RG2 8LZ

    Received 17 Sept 2019
  3. Decision MadePL/19/1506

    Proposed development of 7 mixed 1 bed flats and 1 bed studio apartments

    28 Southampton Street Reading RG1 2QL

    Received 17 Sept 2019
  4. Decision MadePL/19/1507

    Oak - prune to give 2-3m clearance from 1 Field View

    1 Field View Caversham Reading RG4 5HB

    Received 18 Sept 2019
  5. Decision MadePL/19/1508

    Consultation on the removal of public phone boxes

    Various sites in Reading

    Received 18 Sept 2019
  6. Decision MadePL/19/1509

    Loft conversion, rear flat floor dormer and velux windows to front elevation

    53 Surrey Road Reading RG2 0EU

    Received 18 Sept 2019
  7. Decision MadePL/19/1510

    Non-Material Amendment to planning permission ref. 182200

    Upper Woodcote Road Caversham Reading

    Received 18 Sept 2019
  8. Decision MadePL/19/1511

    Application for discharge of conditions 10, 26 and 32 of planning permission 171814.

    Cox & Wyman Ltd Cardiff Road Reading RG1 8EX

    Received 18 Sept 2019
  9. Decision MadePL/19/1513

    Change of use of building from Class B1(a) (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 5 x 1-bedroom flats. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    1 St Giles Court Southampton Street Reading

    Received 18 Sept 2019
  10. Decision MadePL/19/1514

    Replacement of windows

    Flat C 3 Christchurch Gardens Reading

    Received 17 Sept 2019
  11. Decision MadePL/19/1522

    Two storey side extension

    19 Buckingham Drive Emmer Green Reading RG4 8RY

    Received 20 Sept 2019
  12. Decision MadePL/19/1596

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed hip-to-gable, rear dormer and front facing rooflights (amended description)

    127 Foxhays Road Reading RG2 8NN

    Received 2 Oct 2019
  13. Decision MadePL/20/1258

    Two storey side extension, changes to rear fenestration, new skylight and increase to rear patio.

    91 South View Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 5BB

    Received 7 Sept 2020
  14. Decision MadePL/20/1259

    Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing 135 self-contained studio apartments in Class C3 dwellinghouse use

    New Century Place East Street Reading

    Received 7 Sept 2020
  15. Decision MadePL/20/1261

    Material change of use of dwelling (basement flat at 128 Chatham Street) from Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to C4 (Small - Houses in Multiple Occupation - comprising three bedrooms- 3 persons). Alterations to create lightwell and fenestration. Dropping of kerb to facilitate parking. External changes of existing garage, including removal of garage door to change from garage into cycle store.

    128 Chatham Street Reading

    Received 7 Sept 2020
  16. ClosedPL/20/1262

    Prune branches of trees T1 & T2 - Populus Nigra 'Italia' (Lombardy Poplar), T3 - Populus spp (Poplar), and T8 - Cupressus Leylandii (Leyland Cypress)

    Unit 1 Stadium Way Tilehurst Reading RG30 6BX

    Received 7 Sept 2020
  17. Decision MadePL/20/1263

    Change of use from Class B1(a) (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 2 flats. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    6 Malthouse Lane Reading RG1 7JA

    Received 8 Sept 2020
  18. Decision MadePL/20/1336

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use of the property as a 5 person / 5 bedroom C4 House in Multiple Occupation

    279 London Road Reading RG1 3NZ

    Received 25 Sept 2020
  19. Decision MadePL/20/1337

    Front porch. Two storey side extension. Single and two storey rear extension

    201 Overdown Road Tilehurst Reading

    Received 25 Sept 2020
  20. Decision MadePL/20/1338

    Change of use of the existing ground floor restaurant (Class E use) to4 x shop units (Class E use) with restaurant (Class E use) with shopfront alterations. Change of use of the basement to a recording/ art studio (Class E use) with ancillary storage space (amended)

    13 West Street Reading RG1 1TT

    Received 25 Sept 2020
  21. Decision MadePL/20/1339

    Proposed installation of 1 no. new external air condensing unit to therear yard GF enclosure.

    65-67 Broad Street Reading RG1 2AF

    Received 25 Sept 2020
  22. Decision MadePL/20/1340

    Proposed installation of 1 no. new external air condensing unit to therear yard GF enclosure.

    65-67 Broad Street Reading RG1 2AF

    Received 25 Sept 2020
  23. Decision MadePL/20/1341

    T1 - Crown lift to 3m to provide adaquate clearance and provide 1.5m clearance over shrubbery. Reduce crown by up to 2m to create uniform edge. All work will be done in accordance with BS3998 and no cuts shall exceeed 50mm diameter

    34 Mill Green Caversham Reading RG4 8EX

    Received 25 Sept 2020
  24. Decision MadePL/20/1342

    Replacement of all existing timber framed windows with new timber framed double glazed sliding sash windows

    Talbot House 55 Castle Street Reading RG1 7SN

    Received 28 Sept 2020

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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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