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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 dates
19,779Searchable applications
437Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 13,430 approved or refused records
1,428Refused applications

12,002 approved · 1,428 refused · 1,417 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Jun 2014 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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  1. Decision MadePL/15/0951

    Proposed rear extension to 58 Kings Road (amended description).

    58 Kings Road Reading RG1 3AA

    Received 1 Jun 2015
  2. Decision MadePL/15/0953

    Proposed removal of conditions 8 & 9 Code for Sustainable Homes) of planning permission (12/00112/FUL)

    The Greyfriar 53 Greyfriars Road Reading RG1 1PA

    Received 1 Jun 2015
  3. Decision MadePL/15/0954

    Provision of rear facing dormer.

    60 Watlington Street Reading RG1 4RT

    Received 2 Jun 2015
  4. Decision MadePL/15/1048

    Single storey rear extension & new front porch

    38 Mayfield Drive Caversham Reading RG4 5JS

    Received 16 Jun 2015
  5. Decision MadePL/15/1049

    New window to a ground floor flat

    Flat 15 186 Hatford Road Reading RG30 3HR

    Received 16 Jun 2015
  6. Decision MadePL/15/1050

    First floor rear extension

    188 Kensington Road Reading RG30 2TG

    Received 17 Jun 2015
  7. Decision MadePL/15/1053

    Demolition of existing detached garage and construction of new attached double garage.

    18 Woods Road Caversham Reading RG4 6NA

    Received 17 Jun 2015
  8. Decision MadePL/15/1054

    Non Material Change to Plan approved under 150271 persuant to condition 4 of 102172 (10/01461/OUT)

    Green Park Reading

    Received 17 Jun 2015
  9. Decision MadePL/15/1128

    Plane tree: Prune to clear 1 Scholar's Place by 4m; crown lift to 7m on building side, 5.5m elsewhere; prune branches overhanging decking (parallel with Basingstoke Road) by approx 2m; prune to clear 49 Basingstoke Road by 1-2m.

    Scholars Place Basingstoke Road Reading

    Received 2 Jun 2015
  10. Decision MadePL/15/1129

    Replacement of window in side elevation with new larger window

    25 Yew Lane Reading RG1 6DA

    Received 29 Jun 2015
  11. Decision MadePL/15/1130

    Alteration to the external appearance of a building by the insertion of six additional windows in the east elevation

    1 Southern Court South Street Reading RG1 4QS

    Received 30 Jun 2015
  12. Decision MadePL/15/1131

    Demolition of existing garage and erection of a 2-storey side extension with front and rear dormer extensions and new front porch. 2storey rear extension.(re-sub of 141851)

    3a Woods Road Caversham Reading RG4 6NA

    Received 30 Jun 2015
  13. Decision MadePL/15/1133

    Change of use of first & second floors from Class B1(a) offices to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 4 residential flats. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town andCountry Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    Russell House 117-119 Oxford Road Reading RG1 7UH

    Received 30 Jun 2015
  14. Decision MadePL/15/1134

    Rear extension measuring 3.6m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.6m and 2.5m 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) Order 2015

    60 Mayfield Drive Caversham Reading RG4 5JS

    Received 29 Jun 2015
  15. Decision MadePL/15/1135

    Change of use of first & second floors)from Class B1(a)(offices)to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise (4 self contained flats). Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    1-2 West Street Reading RG1 1TT

    Received 30 Jun 2015
  16. Decision MadePL/15/1136

    Internal alterations comprising of removal of ground floor non-load-bearing partitions. Erection of non-load-bearing office partitions on the first floor.

    94 London Street Reading RG1 4SJ

    Received 30 Jun 2015
  17. Decision MadePL/15/1137

    Alteration to windows on principal elevation

    30 Highgrove Street Reading RG1 5EN

    Received 30 Jun 2015
  18. Decision MadePL/15/1138

    Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer window, roof lights to front and side window to gable.

    225 Whitley Wood Road Reading RG2 8LD

    Received 1 Jul 2015
  19. Decision MadePL/15/1140

    Application for a non-material amendment following a grant of planningpermission (131743).

    Brunel Retail Park Rose Kiln Lane Reading

    Received 29 Jun 2015
  20. Decision MadePL/15/1142

    Rear extension measuring 3.0 metres in depth (4.3 metres beyond the rear walls of the original dwelling house), with a maximum height of 3.35 metres, and 2.48 metres in height to the 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

    26 Addison Road Reading RG1 8EN

    Received 1 Jul 2015
  21. Decision MadePL/15/1143

    Single storey rear extension and conversion of existing house into three self-contained apartments (Resubmission of 150081) and formationof vehicular crossover from Addington Road

    61 Addington Road Reading RG1 5PZ

    Received 1 Jul 2015
  22. Decision MadePL/15/1144

    2 x 2 bed Semi-detached houses to the rear of 52 Norcot Road, including landscaping and vehicular access

    Land To The Rear Of 52 Norcot Road Reading RG30 6BU

    Received 2 Jul 2015
  23. Decision MadePL/15/1145

    Change of use of building from Class B1 (offices) to C3 (dwellinghouses) to comprise of 6 x 1 bed flats. Prior Notification under Class O, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.

    Ibex House 85 Southampton Street Reading RG1 2QU

    Received 30 Jun 2015
  24. Decision MadePL/15/1146

    Application for a non-material amendment following a grant of planningpermission (131550)for replacement cladding to entrance

    66 St Marys Butts Reading

    Received 1 Jul 2015

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