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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 dates17,856Searchable applications
422Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,043 approved or refused records
1,264Refused applications
10,779 approved · 1,264 refused · 1,275 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 4 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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More application records
- Decision MadePL/21/0259
Proposed two storey pitched roof side and rear extension with porch.
18 Donkin Hill Caversham Reading RG4 5DG
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0260
Two storey rear extension, single storey side extension. Conversion ofdetached garage (Amended Description).
25 Grosvenor Road Caversham Reading RG4 5EN
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0261
Demolition of conservatory and erection of a single storey rear extension.
25 Highdown Avenue Emmer Green Reading RG4 8QT
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0262
Proposed single storey front/side and rear extensions [amended description].
8 Bucknell Court Reading RG1 6FB
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0263
Alteration of roof lights to first floor extension approved under planning permission 201524/HOU, dated 14/12/20
121 Staverton Road Reading RG2 7JZ
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0265
Non-Material Amendment to permitted application 191877 - Omit log store, enlarge garden room and insert additional rooflight
119 Kidmore Road Caversham Reading RG4 7NH
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0266
Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.65m, and 3.0m in height to the eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under Class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of theTown and Country Planning(General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015
84 Grange Avenue Reading RG6 1DL
Received 16 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0267
Rear extension measuring 4.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.7m,and 2.4m 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.
205 Hartland Road Reading RG2 8DL
Received 17 Feb 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1223
Single storey rear extension
18 Victoria Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 5AD
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1224
The erection of a purpose-built meditation room extension and Internal refurbishment
9 Bath Road Reading RG1 6HH
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1225
Erection of three dwellings (C3 use)
9 Highmead Close Reading RG2 7NG
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1226
Reduce one Holly tree (red dot) by 0.5m to match the 3 other Holly trees. Reduce one Sycamore tree (yellow dot) by 3m to also match the 3other Sycamore trees.
1 St Peters Hill Caversham Reading RG4 7AX
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1227
Side extension at first floor level, single storey rear extension and garage conversion
5 Western Oaks Tilehurst Reading RG31 6JE
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1228
Change of use from Class B1(a) (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 11 flats. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
70 South View Avenue Caversham Reading
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1230
G.1 Western Red Cedar Hedge Reduce height to approximately 7m. T.9 Western Red Cedar Reduce height to approximately 7m to form into hedge.
Caversham Lawn Tennis Club Queensborough Drive Caversham Reading RG4 7JA
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1231
Rear extension measuring 4.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.4m,and 2.25m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
6 Morecambe Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7NL
Received 26 Jul 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1232
Oak (T1)- Reshape upper crown by reducing significantly extended limbs. Crown raise to approximately 4-5m above ground level, to restore previous crown height. Remove deadwood.
21 Montpelier Drive Caversham Reading RG4 6QA
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1233
Proposed garage to side.
19 Eastern Avenue Reading RG1 5RU
Received 27 Jul 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1379
Non-material amendment to approval of reserved matters 201537 (Plot E Station Hill). Changes to balcony design, additional balconies and change from render finish to metal cladding to courtyard elevations. Changes to interior layout of flats. Additional windows to corridors.
Plot E Station Hill Reading
Received 20 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1380
Non-material amendment to approval of reserved matters 201533 (Plot F Station Hill). Changes to balcony design, additional balconies and change from render finish to metal cladding to courtyard elevations. Changes to interior layout of flats. Additional windows to corridors. Formation of double-height space to Lower Ground Floor commercial unit.
Plot F Station Hill Reading
Received 20 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1381
Part discharge of condition 34 (Part A) (Construction Employment and Skills Plan) of planning permission 201734 (as amended by 211278)
Rivermead Leisure Complex Richfield Avenue Reading RG1 8EQ
Received 20 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1383
Change of use from Class E (retail shop) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses) to comprise one dwelling. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015
73 Norfolk Road, Reading, RG30 2EG
Received 20 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1384
4 lime trees and 1 acacia tree to be felled
Holy Trinity Church Oxford Road Reading
Received 20 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1385
Proposed change of use from C1 use (Guest House of 18No bedrooms) to Sui Generis use as a 'larger' Home in Multiple Occupation - HMO of 14No bedrooms
2 Tilehurst Road Reading RG1 7TW
Received 20 Aug 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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