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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 dates18,007Searchable applications
422Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,139 approved or refused records
1,271Refused applications
10,868 approved · 1,271 refused · 1,286 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/21/1430
Discharge of conditions 7 (bicycle parking) and 8 (refuse and recycling storage) of planning permission 191393/FUL
Dukesbridge House 23 Duke Street Reading
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1431
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing use as 8-person HMO
98 Wokingham Road Reading RG6 1JL
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1432
Change of rainscreen manufacturer to replacement of external facades and timber decking to balconies aproved under planning permission 210017/FUL, dated 09/03/21
Flat 1, Hunsaker Alfred Street Reading RG1 7AU
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1433
Repairs and redecoration of timber windows, brickwork repairs, alterations to rainwater goods and all other associated works (amended)
Katesgrove Primary School Dorothy Street Reading RG1 2NL
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1434
Garage conversion to habitable room and new side garage (amended description).
35 Thirlmere Avenue Tilehurst Reading RG30 6XR
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1435
Proposed double storey side extension and single storey rear extension.
13 The Ridings Emmer Green Reading RG4 8XL
Received 28 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1436
Dropped Kerb
21 Tilehurst Road Reading RG1 7TP
Received 28 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1438
Application to discharge condition 3 (materials schedule)of approved application ref 201173.
6 Tilehurst Road Reading RG1 7TN
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1439
Proposed single storey front porch extension
133 Wykeham Road Reading RG6 1PW
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1440
Application for approval of details reserved by conditionS 12 and 19 of application 201734
Rivermead Leisure Complex Richfield Avenue Reading RG1 8EQ
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1441
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, plus the removal of associated BT kiosk(s).
99 Broad Street Reading RG1 2AX
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1442
2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
99 Broad Street Reading RG1 2AX
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1443
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, plus the removal of associated BT kiosk(s).
Outside 6 Broad Street Reading RG1 2BH
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1444
2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Outside 6 Broad Street Reading RG1 2BH
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1445
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, plus the removal of associated BT kiosk(s).
Outside 108-113 Broad Street Reading RG1 2BB
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1446
2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Outside 108-113 Broad Street Reading RG1 2BB
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1447
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, plus the removal of associated BT kiosk(s).
Pavement outside Boots 47-48 Broad Street Reading RG1 2AE
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1448
2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Pavement outside Boots 47-48 Broad Street Reading RG1 2AE
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1449
Proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, plus the removal of associated BT kiosk(s).
Pavement Outside 26 West Street Reading RG1 1TZ
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1450
2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Pavement Outside 26 West Street Reading RG1 1TZ
Received 31 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1523
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Material details), 4 (CMS), 5 (Noise Assessment), 6 (Energy) and 8 (Cycle Storage) of application 191588
1 Station Road Reading RG1 1LG
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1524
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 4 (Noise), 5 (CMS) and 10 (SAP) of application 191230
377 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1HA
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1526
Certificate of Lawfulness to confirm proposed use as A3 Restaurants and cafes
Unit 2 Sentinel End Reading RG2 0BF
Received 14 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1527
Change of use from Class E (workshop)to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 3 Flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015
1-3 Tidmarsh Street Reading
Received 14 Sept 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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