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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 dates17,940Searchable applications
422Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,094 approved or refused records
1,268Refused applications
10,826 approved · 1,268 refused · 1,281 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/21/0904
Works consist of property improvements and upgrades of Thermal efficiency measures to dwellings detailed below. All properties located on the Old Norcot Estate, Reading. Phase 1 addresses to include:- 35, 37, 39, 41, 43 Bramshaw Road RG30 6AT 69, 71, 73, 75 Bramshaw Road, RG30 6AS 377 & 379 Norcot Road, RG30 6AB. Works will see the existing render overclad with a new external wall insulation system, replacement of new triple glazed windows, minor roof adaptionsand associated works (Part Retrospective) (Amended Description).
35 Bramshaw Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 6AT
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0905
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed Hip to Gable loft conversion, rear dormer, and 3 front rooflights
110 St Michaels Road Tilehurst Reading RG30 4SE
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0906
Change of use from office use Class B1a to residential use Class C3 tocreate 13 new residential dwellings. These are created 11 within the roofspace of the building and a further 2 units on Ground and 1st Floor. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0907
Oak - reduce one low branch by 2-3m and south-west side of canopy by approx 3m
3 Poplar Gardens Reading RG2 7EP
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0908
Part single, part double rear extension plus side extension to provide cycle and bin store
153 Peppard Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8TS
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0909
Single storey rear extension
15 Cumberland Road Reading RG1 3LB
Received 2 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0910
Single storey side extension to form a garage
45 Conisboro Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7JF
Received 3 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0911
Proposed new render finish to existing brick wall and a new front porch.
14 Dulverton Gardens Reading RG2 7NX
Received 3 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0912
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed garage conversion
31 Kingsway Caversham Reading RG4 6RA
Received 3 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0913
The proposed installation of a 20m monopole supporting 6 no antenna, 2no 300mm dishes together with 2 no equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto.
Verge to the north of the Norcot Road roundabout Tilehurst Reading
Received 3 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0914
Single storey rear extension to replace conservatory and outhouse, with associated internal alterations.
68 Grosvenor Road Caversham Reading RG4 5ES
Received 3 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0915
Demolition of rear extension. Creation of single storey rear and part two part single storey side extension. Remodelling of existing driveway.
146 Kidmore End Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SP
Received 3 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0918
T13 - Sycamore tree - crown lift the encroaching limbs to 6 metres within the garden, and reduce back to source the tall long limb that overhangs the garden shed. Trim back the encroaching top by 2 metres.
4 Alleyne Close Reading RG1 7LZ
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0919
Render repairs / external redecoration
Osbert House Notley Place Emmer Green Reading
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0920
Rear extension measuring 7.2m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.83mand 2.95m 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
47a Conisboro Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7JF
Received 4 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0993
Confirmation that the Conditions 29, 32, 34, 42, 43, & 50 of Planning Permission 151175 and Conditions 25, 59, 68, 69, & 38 of the Reserved Matters application 161877 have been discharged.
Elvian School 61 Bath Road Reading RG30 2BB
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0994
Single storey rear extension and new Velux Cabrio windows to rear elevation of loft floor.
82 Albert Road Caversham Reading RG4 7PL
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0996
Proposed single storey rear extension and internal link, and internal alterations
25 Clevedon Road Tilehurst Reading RG31 6RL
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0997
Change of use to vehicle rental premises (sui generis) to include partdemolition of existing building and erection of modular building and rental vehicle wash bay, parking and associated works
171 Basingstoke Road Reading RG2 0HF
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0998
One T-shaped pylon sign (comprising two signs), one free-standing sign, three fascia signs and one moveable trolley sign
171 Basingstoke Road Reading RG2 0HF
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/0999
Demolition of garage and construction of single-storey side extension
8 Abingdon Drive Caversham Reading RG4 6RU
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1000
Erection of 3 bed detached bungalow
Land to the Rear of 29-30 Tern Close Tilehurst Reading
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1001
Construction of two semi-detached houses (C3 use) following the demolition of an existing bungalow
37 South View Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 5AD
Received 17 Jun 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1002
Non-Material Amendment to Permitted Application 210180 - change the size and position of the window on the rear elevation.
29 Woodcote Road, Caversham, Reading RG4 7BB
Received 17 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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