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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 dates17,876Searchable applications
422Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,056 approved or refused records
1,265Refused applications
10,791 approved · 1,265 refused · 1,275 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Jul 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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/21/1490
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Rear extension
3 Thetford Mews Caversham Reading RG4 6SN
Received 8 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1491
Proposed Single Storey Rear extension with an Outbuilding and front porch conversion.
1 Kenilworth Avenue Reading RG30 3DL
Received 8 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1493
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed rear dormer and one front rooflight
35 Bedford Road Reading RG1 7EX
Received 8 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1494
Two banners applied to east and west corners of Apex scaffolding
Apex Plaza Forbury Road Reading Berkshire RG1 1AX
Received 8 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1495
Single Storey Side Extension Plus Internal Alterations
354 Gosbrook Road Caversham Reading RG4 8EG
Received 8 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1496
Loft conversion with two rooflights to front elevation and L-shaped rear dormer
56 Addison Road Reading RG1 8EN
Received 8 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1497
Single Storey rear and side extension, New rear dormer to existing habitable space
62 Conisboro Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7JE
Received 8 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1498
Fell one Ash tree (renewal of 2017 permission)
10 Russet Glade Emmer Green Reading RG4 8UJ
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1571
T2 - Acacia to be lifted 2 metres above building.
Unit 2 Little Johns Lane Reading RG30 1RA
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1572
Proposed single storey rear and front extension.
66 Surley Row Emmer Green Reading RG4 8NB
Received 21 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1573
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 7 (CMS) of permission 192032
Station Hill North Reading
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1574
Single storey rear extension. First floor side extension (Amended Description)
7 Graveney Drive Caversham Reading RG4 7EG
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1575
Internal reconfiguration and small single storey extension to rear
19 Yarnton Close Emmer Green Reading RG4 8UW
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1576
Proposed single storey rear extension, single storey side extension and a front porch extension. (amended)
57 Birdhill Avenue Reading RG2 7JU
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1577
Single storey rear extension
24 Thicket Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 4TY
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1578
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4 and 5 (window and door; and fence details) of application 181975
121 Castle Hill Reading RG1 7SY
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1579
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (window and door details) of application 181976
121 Castle Hill Reading RG1 7SY
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1580
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.
243 Hartland Road Reading RG2 8DN
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1581
Proposed single-storey rear extension, two-storey rear extension and conversion of existing garage plus internal alterations.
263 Hemdean Road Caversham Reading RG4 7QW
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1591
Proposed single storey rear extension and changes to fenestration following demolition of existing side conservatory
68 Recreation Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 4UA
Received 24 Sept 2021 - ValidPL/21/1592
Internal alterations of 3 bedsit flats (flat 1, 4 & 5) to form 2 flats. 4 Total
2 Hagley Road Reading
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1593
Single storey rear extension and front porch
51 Knights Way Emmer Green Reading RG4 8RJ
Received 24 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1594
Certificate of lawfulness for a 3 bedroom terrace property converted into two 'one bedroom' flats
26 Valentia Road Reading RG30 1DH
Received 27 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1668
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Garage conversion
25 Blaenant Emmer Green Reading RG4 8PH
Received 8 Oct 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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