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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
20,118Searchable applications
439Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 13,662 approved or refused records
1,446Refused applications

12,216 approved · 1,446 refused · 1,433 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Apr 2014 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/22/1659

    Conversion of first floor from offices to 3 x 1-bed flats (C3 Use Class)

    104-108 School Road Reading RG31 5AX

    Received 7 Nov 2022
  2. Decision MadePL/22/1671

    Refurbishment and extension to the existing property. Internal works include Additional and larger music studios, Kitchen and Assessable lift. External works include balcony,Improved fire escape routes, Solar panel, Pergola and designated parking, including an accessible bay. 1st floor SIPS flat roof rear extension with Green roof.

    15 Trafford Road Reading RG1 8JP

    Received 9 Nov 2022
  3. Decision MadePL/22/1675

    Change of use from class use A1 to a takeaway class use A5 and installation of extractor fan with flue

    50 Buckland Road Reading RG2 7SW

    Received 10 Nov 2022
  4. Decision MadePL/22/1756

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and rear roof dormer with 2no. rooflights and 4no solar panels to the front of an existing dwelling.

    84 Kings Road Caversham Reading RG4 8DT

    Received 23 Nov 2022
  5. Decision MadePL/22/1769

    Change of use of ground floor shop F.2 (former A.1) to takeaway (sui generis) and installation of an extraction chimney.

    39 Berkeley Avenue Reading RG1 6JS

    Received 25 Nov 2022
  6. Decision MadePL/22/1772

    Fell Four Whitebeam (Sorbus Aria) trees in Dickens Close

    18 Dickens Close Caversham Reading RG4 5LZ

    Received 26 Nov 2022
  7. Decision MadePL/22/1846

    Front two Storey Extension, render, Window/door opening alteration, Rebuild of the front dormer

    8 Wetherby Close Emmer Green Reading RG4 8UD

    Received 8 Dec 2022
  8. Decision MadePL/22/1847

    T2 - up lift lower branches crown reduce by 25%. T4,T5 London plane - uplift lower over hanging branches and reduce crown by 25%. T6 up liftlower branches crown reduce by 25%. T7,T8 lift lower branches and reduce crown by 25%. T9 lift lower hanging branches above 2.5m in height. Conifer to be reduced in height by 30%

    Abbots House Abbey Street Reading RG1 3BD

    Received 9 Dec 2022
  9. Decision MadePL/22/1848

    Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 8 (SAP), 10 (EVC), 11 (Cycle Parking), 13 (CMS), 21 (Archaeology) and 22 (Biodiversity) of permission ref. 210661

    31 Milman Road Reading RG2 0AZ

    Received 9 Dec 2022
  10. Decision MadePL/22/1849

    Single storey rear extension and a Loft conversion.

    181 Kennet Walk Reading RG1 3FP

    Received 9 Dec 2022
  11. Decision MadePL/22/1850

    non-material amendment to permitted application 170096/REM to change the building height, external doors and windows of Longwater Apartments

    Phase 3B2 22 Fairhaven Drive Green Park Village

    Received 9 Dec 2022
  12. Decision MadePL/22/1851

    Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed garage conversion

    35 Brooklyn Drive Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SR

    Received 10 Dec 2022
  13. Decision MadePL/22/1854

    Facade remediation of the masonry brickwork/rendered block and Cedral panelling complete with backing PIR cavity insulation with new non- combustible cavity insulation and new masonry brick/rendered block andCedral panelling all to match existing colour and texture.

    Q2 Watlington Street Reading

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  14. Decision MadePL/22/1855

    Internal and external changes to Academysport Leisure Centre

    Academysport Leisure Centre Northumberland Avenue Reading RG2 8DF

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  15. Decision MadePL/22/1856

    Change of use from C3 to a 4-bedroom C4 HMO with minor interior amendments and rear extension (amended)

    48 Cardigan Road Reading RG1 5QL

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  16. Decision MadePL/22/1857

    Erection of rear roof dormer extension with the addition of one rooflight to the front roof slope.

    20 Belle Vue Road Reading RG1 7TX

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  17. Decision MadePL/22/1858

    Discharge of condition 10b (land gas remediation scheme) of planning permission 200188, as allowed on appeal (Ref: APP/E0345/W/21/3276463) on 17/03/2022.

    55 Vastern Road Reading RG1 8BU

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  18. Decision MadePL/22/1859

    Upgrades to the front facade of 205 Oxford Road, remove the vinyl stickers from the shop front, install new black cast iron rainwater goods, new timber pilaster and corbel and repainting.

    205 Oxford Road Reading

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  19. Decision MadePL/22/1860

    3 No. hand painted timber fascias to match the size and location of the existing modern fascias. A concealed external slim cowl light is to be fixed within the top of the fascia. The advertisement forms partof the Reading HSHAZ scheme upgrades.

    205 Oxford Road Reading

    Received 12 Dec 2022
  20. Decision MadePL/22/1861

    Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing use as 1x - 2 bed dwelling for more than 4 years.

    109a Oxford Road Reading RG1 7UD

    Received 13 Dec 2022
  21. Decision MadePL/22/1862

    Remedial work and partial rebuilding of boundary wall including removal of trees and tree stumps (amended description)

    Osbert House Notley Place Reading RG4 8PW

    Received 13 Dec 2022
  22. Decision MadePL/22/1863

    Retrospective application for front and rear illuminated signage

    Unit 1 Hyperion Way Reading RG2 0HG

    Received 13 Dec 2022
  23. Decision MadePL/22/1864

    Discharge of conditions 4 (dwelling emission rates) and 9 (postal addresses) of planning permission 220725, as granted 20/10/2022 (sought retrospectively).

    11-12 Market Place Reading RG1 2EG

    Received 13 Dec 2022
  24. Decision MadePL/22/1865

    Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing use as self-contained one bedroom flat at lower ground floor and one two-bedroom flat comprisingof a split level over the ground and first floors with a garden at therear.

    10 Charles Street Reading RG1 7DB

    Received 13 Dec 2022

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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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