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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 dates17,892Searchable applications
422Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,066 approved or refused records
1,265Refused applications
10,801 approved · 1,265 refused · 1,275 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Decision MadePL/21/1764
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192 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1AA
Received 27 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1766
Rear extension measuring 6m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.50m. 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
264 Henley Road Caversham Reading RG4 6LS
Received 27 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1768
Single storey side and rear extension and associated works, and creation of vehicular access with associated landscaping
28 Eastern Avenue Reading RG1 5RY
Received 28 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1770
Erection of a rear part two story extension and loft conversion with hip to gable roof alteration and x2 rear dormers (amended description)
3 Winser Drive Reading RG30 3EG
Received 28 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1771
Temporary Change of Use from a former Printworks (Use Class B2) to a for mixed use Class E (Food and Drink Establishment) and Sui Generis uses including an Event space for live music performances, DJ events, Live bands, competitive socialising, sporting events, Private hire corporate functions, TV filming, brand activation and product launches
2-12 Tessa Road Reading RG1 8HH
Received 29 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1772
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed rear dormer
8 Blenheim Road Reading RG1 5NQ
Received 29 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1773
Single storey side extension and part single, part-two storey rear extension (amended description).
21 All Hallows Road Caversham Reading RG4 5LP
Received 29 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1774
Rear extension measuring 4.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 4.0m,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.
40 Southcote Farm Lane Reading RG30 3DU
Received 28 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1775
Demolition of Existing Garage, Erection of New Single-Storey Rear and Side Extension.
48 Holybrook Crescent Reading RG30 3LN
Received 29 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1776
Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 2.9m, and 2.9m in height to 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.
8 Blenheim Road Reading RG1 5NQ
Received 28 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1777
Development of ‘Erection of a detached three bedroom dwelling with associated parking, amenity space and landscaping following demolitionof existing garage’
323 Southcote Lane Reading RG30 3BJ
Received 29 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1778
Two-storey front, rear and side extensions with front gable extension.Single storey flat roof rear extension. (Amended Description)
Charnwood Cottage Upper Warren Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7EB
Received 29 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1779
Discharge of condition 14 (Noise Assessment for Mechanical Plant) of planning permission 171814
Cox & Wyman Ltd Cardiff Road Reading RG1 8EX
Received 29 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1781
Single storey rear extension and conversion of existing garage / Store into habitable space
185 Kidmore Road Caversham Reading RG4 7NW
Received 31 Oct 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1782
First floor extension over existing kitchen and bedrooms to create new Master Suite, including new side dormer and glazed gable end
7 Grass Hill Caversham Reading RG4 7TJ
Received 1 Nov 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1783
Change of use from sandwich shop to a nail and beauty salon (sui Generis) (Amended Description).
11 Duke Street Reading RG1 4SA
Received 1 Nov 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1785
Section 73: Variation of Condition 3 (delivery hours) of previously approved application 16/01218/FULMAJ: Section 73 variation of conditions 2 (opening hours) and 3 (delivery hours) of planning permission 12/01833/FULMAJ (see application ref: 21/02708 on the West Berkshire Council website for further details)
Aldi Stores Bath Road Calcot Reading RG30 2HB
Received 1 Nov 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1787
Discharge of conditions 6, 11, 14, 15 and 23 of planning permission 201391
Curzon Club 362 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1AQ
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1860
Single storey and double-storey side and rear extension. Bin and Cycle storage at the front.
61 Trelleck Road Reading RG1 6EN
Received 16 Nov 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1861
Single storey extension following removal of shelter
Southcote Primary School Silchester Road Reading RG30 3EJ
Received 16 Nov 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1863
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 7 (Archaeological Report) of application 191660
54 Queens Road Reading RG1 4AZ
Received 16 Nov 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1864
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Erection of 2x ancillary outbuildings.
50 Amblecote Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 4BP
Received 17 Nov 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1865
Confirmation that all conditions contained with planning permission 12/01495/FUL have been complied with and discharged
199 Great Knollys Street Reading RG1 7HA
Received 16 Nov 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1866
Rear extension measuring 5.0 metres and 5.7 metres beyond the rear wall of the original house, with a maximum height of 3.99 metres, and 2.99 meters in height to 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) 2015
14 Hemdean Hill Caversham Reading RG4 7SB
Received 17 Nov 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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