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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 dates20,789Searchable applications
436Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 14,213 approved or refused records
1,493Refused applications
12,720 approved · 1,493 refused · 1,480 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Oct 2013 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- Decision MadePL/15/2005
Proposed single storey rear extension to form a 2 bedroom flat
29 Erleigh Road Reading
Received 10 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2006
Pollard 3 Lime trees
29 Wardle Avenue Tilehurst Reading RG31 6JR
Received 5 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2007
Application for approval of details reserved by condition. (141043)
Thames Tower 37-45 Station Road Reading RG1 1LX
Received 10 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2008
New access gate from Chiltern Road, new ramp, concrete hard standing &drainage.
124 Henley Road Caversham Reading RG4 6DH
Received 10 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2009
Various crown lifting and crown reduction works to Lime trees in G1, G2 and G3.
Reading Retail Park Oxford Road Reading
Received 16 Oct 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2010
Proposed erection of a single storey extension to both side and rear of existing dwelling.
12 Sheridan Avenue Caversham Reading RG4 7QD
Received 10 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2011
Proposed change of use from B1 officer to D2 leisure and internal alterations to the building
58 London Street Reading
Received 10 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2012
Proposed change of use from B1 officer to D2 leisure and internal alterations to the building
58 London Street Reading
Received 10 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2013
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 26 (Unforeseen Contamination) of 131058.
Spey Road, Eskin Close, Helmspace Close, Orgin Close, Lyon Square Reading RG30 4DG
Received 10 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2014
Installation of replacement internally illuminated projecting sign andexternally illuminated fascia sign.
124 Henley Road Caversham Reading RG4 6DH
Received 10 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2015
New covered enclosures, cold-rooms, refrigeration plant unit (with acoustic screen) and redecorations.
124 Henley Road Caversham Reading RG4 6DH
Received 10 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2016
Demolition of existing house & garage. Erection of 4 new dwellings.
51 Cressingham Road Reading RG2 7RX
Received 10 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2017
Single storey extensions to front, side and rear.
196a Upper Woodcote Road Caversham Reading RG4 7JW
Received 10 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2018
Change of use from Class A1 retail to Class A5 hot food takeaway (resubmission of application 151319).
133 Wokingham Road Reading RG6 1LW
Received 28 Oct 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2019
Rear extension measuring 4.4m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.6m,and 2.8m 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) (England) Order 2015.
6 Talfourd Avenue Reading RG6 7BP
Received 10 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2020
Two storey rear extension to create 2 flats.
40 Church Street Reading RG4 8AU
Received 11 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2021
Erection of a Class A1 Kiosk.
The Oracle Shopping Centre Bridge Street Reading RG1 2AG
Received 11 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2022
Single storey side extension, loft conversion including dormer to rearand roof lights to front.
70 Highmoor Road Caversham Reading RG4 7BG
Received 11 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2023
construction of front dormer to existing loft conversion
61 Addington Road Reading RG1 5PZ
Received 11 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2024
Application for a non-material amendment following a grant of planningpermission (141288).
Queen Annes School Henley Road Caversham Reading RG4 6DX
Received 11 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2025
Three storey rear extension and alteration to dormer windows together with associated external works.
536 Oxford Road Reading
Received 12 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2026
Demolition of existing store and workshop and access to first floor flat. Erection of new two-storey rear extension to provide a 4 single bedroom, 4 person, House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4) with separate access to existing first floor flat.
49 Wokingham Road Reading RG6 1LG
Received 12 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2100
Erection of a 3 bedroom attached dwelling on existing residential garden land adjacent to 53 Westwood Glen.
53 Westwood Glen Tilehurst Reading RG31 5NW
Received 24 Nov 2015 - Decision MadePL/15/2101
Demolition of existing store, erection of part single, part double storey side and rear extension and pavement to front driveway
12 Alandale Close Reading RG2 8JP
Received 24 Nov 2015
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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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