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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 dates17,851Searchable applications
422Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 12,038 approved or refused records
1,264Refused applications
10,774 approved · 1,264 refused · 1,275 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 5 Aug 2015 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
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More application records
- Decision MadePL/21/0159
Fell one Hazel and one Holly
86 Crescent Road Reading RG1 5SN
Received 30 Jan 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0160
Replacement of existing wooden windows with PVCu
Mason Court Mason Street Reading RG1 7PP
Received 1 Feb 2021 - ValidPL/21/0162
G1 (852)- Group p, predominantly Bay (Laurus nobilis) - Reduce heightremove major deadwood, and cut back. T5 & T6 Hornbeam - Reduce heigand width & lift crown. T7 Sycamore - Fell stems. T8 Hornbeam - Reducecrown. G2 Various (hornbean, lime, sycamore) - Crown lift and prune.
Osbert House Notley Place Emmer Green Reading
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0163
Demolition of vacant former Bristol & West Arcade (173-175 Friar Street) and redevelopment of site including minor excavations at basement level to provide an 8-storey building to provide a hotel (C1 use) of up to 182 beds, creation of a bar/restaurant/gym at ground floor associated with the hotel and the provision of ancillary facilities including outdoor terrace, demolition of rear parts of 29-31 and 32 Market Place, the change of use of the retained units at 27-28, 29-31 and 32 Market Place at first, second and third floors to provide 8 residential units, retention of flexible Class E uses at ground and basement floors.
Bristol & West Arcade Market Place Reading RG1 1JL
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0164
Demolition of 20th Century additions to the rear of 29-31 Market Placeand 32 Market Place with associated internal and external alterations to listed buildings
Bristol & West Arcade Market Place Reading RG1 1JL
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0165
Erection of replacement summerhouse (following removal of existing summerhouse)
104 Hamilton Road Reading RG1 5RD
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0166
Demolition of existing side garage and erection of a two storey side extension, single storey rear extension and alteration to the front door (amended)
17 Windermere Road Reading RG2 7HU
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0167
Single storey rear extension
70 Eastern Avenue Reading RG1 5SF
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0168
C4 HMO conversion with single storey rear extension, and front and rear dormers
41 Curzon Street Reading RG30 1DB
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0169
Demolish the existing rear extension and construct two storey rear andsingle storey side and rear extensions.
42 Chagford Road Reading RG2 8AZ
Received 28 Jan 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0170
Notification of Prior Approval for a Change Of Use from Retail, betting office or pay day loan shop or casino (Class A1 (shops) or Class A2 (financial and professional services)) to restaurant or cafe (Class A3). Prior Notification under Class C, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
232 Northumberland Avenue Reading RG2 7QA
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0172
Change of use of 2nd floor from Class B1(a) (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 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.
62-66 Queens Road Reading RG1 4AZ
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0174
Change of use of 1st floor from Class B1(a) (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 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.
62-66 Queens Road Reading RG1 4AZ
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0175
Change of use of upper ground floor from Class B1(a) (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 1 No. two bed flat and 2 no. one bed flats. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
62-66 Queens Road Reading RG1 4AZ
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Recommendation MadePL/21/0248
Prune conifers overhanging 68 Redlands Road to boundary
The Red House 85 Christchurch Road Reading RG2 7BD
Received 15 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0249
Single storey rear extension, fenestration alterations, installation of railings and internal alterations (amended)
6 The Mount Reading RG1 5HL
Received 15 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0250
Single storey rear extension, fenestration alterations, installation of railings and internal alterations (amended)
6 The Mount Reading RG1 5HL
Received 15 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0251
Rear extension measuring 4.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m,and 3.0m 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.
12 Cranbury Road Reading RG30 2XD
Received 11 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0252
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed demolition of existing bay window and construction of infill extension to the rear.
36a Shinfield Road Reading RG2 7BW
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0253
Non-Material Amendments to permission 181377 (granted on 2/7/2020) forAir Source Heat pumps on elevations and mullions added to flat entrance core windows (sought retrospectively)
Norcot Community Centre Lyndhurst Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 6UB
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0254
Removal of glass panes from a window on the first floor west elevation. Aluminium louvre installed and fixed to the metal window frames. (Amended Description)
41 Minster Street Reading RG1 2JB
Received 15 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0255
Proposed single storey rear extension
96 Wantage Road Reading
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0257
Demolition of 13 vacant garages, removal of 10 parking bays, development of 17 garages and 11 parking bays, and the resurfacing of roadway and footpaths, and landscaping.
72 Wensley Road Reading
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0258
Development of 8 garages and 4 parking bays, and the resurfacing of roadway and footpaths, and landscaping.
Garages To The Rear Of 51 To 65 Wensley Road Reading
Received 16 Feb 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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