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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 dates17,929Searchable applications
422Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,091 approved or refused records
1,268Refused applications
10,823 approved · 1,268 refused · 1,278 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/0802
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed single Storey Rear Extension toreplace existing bay
4 Albany Gardens Emmer Green Reading RG4 8PZ
Received 19 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0803
Ground floor side extension and lower ground floor rear extension, hip-to-gable roof alteration with rear box dormer
28 Sheridan Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7QD
Received 19 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0804
First floor rear extension
37 Silverthorne Drive Caversham Reading RG4 7NR
Received 19 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0805
Small enlargement of existing rear single storey extension with addition of first floor extension above, new/modified fenestration, new cladding, new rooflights and conversation of the loft including a new rear dormer.
39 College Road Reading RG6 1QE
Received 19 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0806
Single storey rear extension with internal alterations to add WC
47 Beverley Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 5PT
Received 19 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0807
Single storey front extension, two storey side extension, part two storey and single storey rear extension
14 Wealden Way Tilehurst Reading RG30 6DA
Received 19 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0811
Conversion and extension of existing building to form 9no. flats
39 Brunswick Hill Reading
Received 19 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0812
T1 - London Plane - crown lift to 3-4m; reduce eastern side to give 1mclearance from boundary
Kendrick Hall 4 Crown Place Reading
Received 19 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0814
Discharge of conditions 9, 10, 12, 15, 16 and 20 of planning permission 201420
45 Caversham Road Reading
Received 19 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0815
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use as a self-contained basement flat (C3 use) at 136 Galsworthy Drive (amended)
136 Galsworthy Drive Caversham Reading RG4 6QJ
Received 19 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0816
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed loft conversion including gabling of existing half-hip, rear dormer, three front rooflights, andextending existing chimney
79 Woodcote Way Caversham Reading RG4 7HL
Received 20 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0817
Garage conversion and proposed front porch extension
28 Rufus Isaacs Road Caversham Reading RG4 6DD
Received 20 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0818
Single storey side and rear extension (amended description)
158 Henley Road Caversham Reading RG4 6DJ
Received 20 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0820
Single storey side extension
126 a Westwood Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 5PZ
Received 20 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0821
Partial change of use of ground and lower ground floors from bank (Class E) to high security safety deposit store (Class B8)
1 The Triangle Tilehurst Reading RG30 4RW
Received 20 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0822
Yew (T2 on our map, TPO reference T13)- Cut neighbouring yew tree backto boundary and reduce height by approximately 2m (subject to permission from Reading School)
14 Erleigh Road Reading RG1 5LH
Received 20 May 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0896
Replacement of existing halfway hut with proposed family golf centre building and associated landscaping
Kidmore End Road Chalkhouse Green Kidmore End RG4 8SQ
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0897
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Materials), 7 (Landscaping), 11 (Ecological Enhancement) and 24 (EV Charging) of application 190040
Gardeners Arms Ph 48 Surley Row Emmer Green Reading RG4 8NA
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0898
Fell one Sycamore tree on rear boundary
19 Christchurch Road Reading RG2 7AA
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0899
Erection of single storey rear extension
47 Norcot Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 6BP
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0900
erection of conservatory at the rear of the property and enlargement of front porch
105 Oak Tree Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 6LA
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0901
Amendments to external balcony arrangements for Blocks 2 and 3 of Phase 6B as approved under 171017
Phase 6B Green Park Village Longwater Avenue
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0902
Construction of new residential floor above existing roof level to create new residential use Class C3 to comprise 8 residential units.
Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS
Received 1 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0903
Alterations to existing and new boundary treatment along Bembridge Place, to facilitate dual use of the service yard as a service yard/beer garden, and associated works as permitted by planning permission 191482/FUL, granted on 18/11/19
Back Of Beyond Ph 108 Kings Road Reading RG1 3BY
Received 1 Jun 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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