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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 dates18,199Searchable applications
421Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 12,288 approved or refused records
1,284Refused applications
11,004 approved · 1,284 refused · 1,291 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jun 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- ValidPL/21/1411
There are two fir/conifers in the back garden on the west edge of my property adjoining with no 3 Bath Rd. We wish to fell the tree nearestColey Avenue and take the top off the height of the tree next to it. They are approximately 20 yrs old. The tree is a fir tree that is diseased and is shedding dried up mess in my neighbours garden (no 3 Bath Rd) who has complained about it to us.
1 Bath Road Reading
Received 25 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1412
Discharge of conditions 3a (detailed schedule), 3b (method statement) and 4 (timber windows) of listed building consent 180875, as granted 12/10/2018.
Addington House 73 London Street Reading
Received 25 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1415
Replace wooden sliding sash windows for PVC replacement in the same style and colour.
1A South Street Caversham Reading RG4 8HY
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1416
Erection of 1 x detached and 2 x semi detached dwellings following demolition of the existing bungalow and detached garage.
4 Downshire Square Reading RG1 6NJ
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1417
Demolish existing garage and single storey side extension. Construct new 2 storey side extension.
41 Conisboro Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7JF
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1418
Operation of outline permission for Residential and Retail and retail development on land west of Rose Kiln Lane without complying with condition 12 of 01/00873/VARIAT (as amended by 11/00983/VARIAT, 141216/VAR and 210406/VAR) to enable the operation of a 24 hour gym atUnit 1A Reading Link Retail Park.
B1 Bensons For Beds Reading Link Retail Park Rose Kiln Lane Reading RG2 0SN
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1420
Conversion of single dwelling (class C3) to Sui-Generis House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for 9 persons, and conversion of the existing garage to bike and bin store, plus erection of two dormer windows and associated enabling internal works and minor external works (amended description)
2 Howard Street Reading RG1 7XS
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1421
Discharge of conditions 3 (construction method statement), 9 (noise scheme) and 10 (BREEAM) of planning permission 180758, as granted 12/10/2018.
Addington House 73 London Street Reading
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1422
Front porch extension. First floor front extension. Single storey flat roof rear extension. Removal of conservatory. Existing store convert to garage.
35 Woodcote Road Caversham Reading RG4 7BB
Received 26 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1423
T1 Copper Beech over hanging driveway (also identified as T1 on Reading BC TPO plan) - Reduce lateral spread over driveway by 1.5m an lift crown to provide 5m clearance from ground level.
Kentwood House Kentwood Hill Tilehurst Reading
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1424
Demolition of existing commercial building (Class E) and erection of residential block comprising of 2 x 1 bed flats (Class C3)
1a Eaton Place Reading RG1 7LP
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1425
Conversion of existing house into two dwellings, creation of 3 additional C3 units at ground floor, erection of a single storey rear extension, raising of roof height and formation of rear-facing roof dormer, first floor balcony, and fenestration changes including the insertion of front-facing roof windows and rendering. Part retrospective
303 Oxford Road Reading
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1426
Alteration to facade
Dukesbridge House 23 Duke Street Reading
Received 27 Aug 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1499
Application for Prior Notification of proposed development by telecommunications code system operators – Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 for the installation of a 20-metre-high telecommunications monopole supporting 6 no. antennas, 4 no. equipment cabinets at groundlevel, the installation of a 1.8 metre high mesh wire fence surrounding the site compound with access gate, and development works ancillary thereto.
Grass Verge At 450 Longwater Avenue Reading
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1502
T8 - Red Oak - fell T28 - Cherry - prune branch tips 2 meters away from the building and reduce remaining crown to balance. This will require a 4 meter reduction in overall canopy spread
Monck Court Southcote Road Reading
Received 9 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1504
Installation of generator and associated works
450 Longwater Avenue Reading RG2 6GF
Received 10 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1505
Silver Birch (T5 on TPO 2/19 & T6/SB on report) - Fell due to unstablecondition Oak (T1 on TPO 6/10 & T1/EO on report) - Crown lift to 3m over grassed areas.
6 Paddock Road Caversham Reading RG4 5BY
Received 10 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1506
T1 Cedar - Reduce laterals on lower half of canopy on southern side to give approximately 2m clearance to building. Prune back lower 2/3rds of canopy on the northern side by approximately 2m to lessen overhang over driveway of number 2.
3 George Close Caversham Reading RG4 5EW
Received 10 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1507
Non-Material Amendment to permitted application 201866 - Replace the proposed gable ends approved in brickwork to tile hanging.
72 Northcourt Avenue Reading RG2 7HQ
Received 10 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1508
One storey roof extension, part six, part nine storey side/rear extension and mews houses providing 43 residential with associated services enclosures, parking, and landscaping without complying with conditions 2 (approved plans), 8 (contamination remediation), 11 (landscaping), 13 (car parking), 14 (cycle parking), 15 (service vehicles), 18 (bins), 19 (green roofs), 20 (roofs), 21 (noise), 24 (sustainability), 25 (CHP), 26 (security strategy), 28 (biodiversity enhancements), 29 (SuDS), 30 (SuDS management), 31 (boundary treatment)& 33 (fire safety) of planning permission 180909 to facilitate phased occupation of the development
Clarendon House 59-75 Queens Road Reading RG1 4BN
Received 10 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1509
New entrance door (replacement of window).
Granby Tavern Ph 120 London Road Reading RG1 5AY
Received 10 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1510
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Landscaping Scheme), 5 (Habitat Enhancement Scheme), 6(Access Control Strategy), 7 (Construction Method Statement), 8 (BREEAM - Design Stage) 9 (BREEAM - As Built), 10 (SuDS) and 11 (Archival Recording - Garage) of planning permission ref. 210811
39 Brunswick Hill Reading
Received 10 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1511
Replacement of car port with garage and first floor side extension
3 Romany Lane Tilehurst Reading RG30 6AP
Received 13 Sept 2021 - Decision MadePL/21/1512
T1 - 1 x Weeping Willow on River Bank - reduce to ground level
Reading Canoe Club The Warren Caversham Reading RG4 7TH
Received 13 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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