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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 dates17,522Searchable applications
422Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 11,801 approved or refused records
1,239Refused applications
10,562 approved · 1,239 refused · 1,261 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Oct 2015 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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.
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
- Decision MadePL/21/0754
Partial discharge of condition 39 (Archaeological Fieldwork Evaluation) of planning permission 200122, as granted on 16/12/2020.
Wensley Road Reading
Received 13 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0755
Discharge of conditions 5 and 10 of planning permission 200578/FUL
Land At Cow Lane Reading
Received 13 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0756
Adaptations to an existing semi-detached dwelling including a ground and first floor extension to the rear to improve ground floor space and increase first floor bedroom area
84 Blandford Road Reading RG2 8RW
Received 13 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0757
Demolition of conservatory and single storey store/garage. Part one storey, part two storey rear and side extension (Amended Description).
257 Peppard Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8UB
Received 13 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0758
Relocation of Boundary Fence and Removal of Shared Access
8 The Beeches Tilehurst Reading RG31 6RQ
Received 13 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0759
Oxford Road - Crown lift trees overhanging Tilehurst Station by up to 3m to allow safe access for passengers beneath. Trees within W1 of TPO 89/03 to the north of the railway line and south of the Thames River - reduce overhang limbs by up to 3m to provide adequate clearance to station and platforms. All proposed works is to ensure safety of public using the railway station.
Tilehurst Railway Station Oxford Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 6TH
Received 13 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0760
Various internal and external alterations including conversion of ground floor retail shop to 1x2 bed flat, single storey rear extensionand loft conversion with provision of L-shaped rear box dormer and roof lights
73 Norfolk Road Reading RG30 2EG
Received 13 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0761
Proposed front in-fill extension with pitched tiled roof
11 Enborne Close Tilehurst Reading RG31 5JG
Received 13 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0762
Single storey front, side and rear extensions and erection of detachedgarage
49a Conisboro Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7JF
Received 13 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0763
Change of use of part of existing building and curtilage from Sui Generous as Car show sale and show room to a Class E(g) (iii) Industrial Processes or Class B8 Storage and Distribution
Unit B 171 Basingstoke Road Reading RG2 0HF
Received 13 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0764
Two storey side and rear extension
1 Valentine Crescent Caversham Reading RG4 5JL
Received 13 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0765
Part one, part two storey rear extension
62 Goldsmid Road Reading RG1 7YB
Received 13 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0766
Replacement windows and doors
2 Southcote Road Reading RG30 2AA
Received 14 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0767
Retrospective permission for conversion of office to 2 flats and extension for a lobby
39a Armour Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 6HA
Received 14 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0769
T1 Eucalyptus: Impressive cat. A tree with low crown height causing a nuisance to pedestrians and gardeners. Lift the crown to a height above ground level of 3m, by removing secondary and tertiary branches only. Remove deadwood 50mm in diameter or over 1 m in length.
Valerie Court Reading
Received 14 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0770
Single and two storey rear extension to form additional living space and bedrooms above
29 Highdown Hill Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8QR
Received 14 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0771
Like-for-like repairs needed to maintain the integrity of a Grade II listed thatched cottage.
1 Poplar Avenue Tilehurst Reading RG30 4JH
Received 14 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0772
Like-for-like repairs needed to maintain the integrity of a Grade II listed thatched cottage.
1 Poplar Avenue Tilehurst Reading RG30 4JH
Received 14 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0773
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (Materials), 6 (CMS), 7 (ESTP), 8 (CEMP), 9 (WSI), 13 (Tree planting scheme), 14 (AMS/TPP), 21 (Drainage Strategy), 24 (Management maintenance AGP), 25 (Community use agreement), 27 (Cycle parking), 28 (EVC) of application 192049
Queen Annes School Henley Road Caversham Reading RG4 6DX
Received 17 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0774
Recladding of the existing hotel to replace the Proteus 10 insulated metal rainscreen panel cladding and the insulated metal curtain wall panel with solid aluminium cladding.
Ibis Reading Centre 25a Friar Street Reading RG1 1DP
Received 17 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0775
Listed Building Consent for Render repairs / external redecoration
Osbert House Notley Place Emmer Green Reading
Received 17 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0848
Non-material amendment to permission 180823 to alter the wording of Condition 3 to amend the permitted Hours of Use for Unit 1A Queens Walk (former 47 Oxford Road)
Unit 1A Queens Walk RG1 7QS
Received 24 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0849
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed erection of rear flat roofed dormer loft conversion
16 Freshwater Road Reading RG1 3NA
Received 25 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0850
Non-Material amendment to application to planning permission 200865 tochange the proposed materials from brick to render
14 Dulverton Gardens Reading RG2 7NX
Received 25 May 2021
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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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