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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
21,267Searchable applications
436Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 14,588 approved or refused records
1,525Refused applications

13,063 approved · 1,525 refused · 1,513 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Jun 2013 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning 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

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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

  1. Decision MadePL/23/1211

    Remove 1 Ash tree due to ash dieback

    4 Springfield Mews Emmer Green Reading RG4 8QA

    Received 23 Aug 2023
  2. Decision MadePL/23/1212

    Application for approval of details reserved by condition 18 - Hard and Soft Landscaping - of application 211739

    2 Send Road Caversham Reading RG4 8EH

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  3. Decision MadePL/23/1214

    Single storey rear extension

    4 Prince William Drive Tilehurst Reading

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  4. Decision MadePL/23/1215

    Single storey side and rear extension.

    95 Berkeley Avenue Reading RG1 6HS

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  5. Decision MadePL/23/1218

    1. Conifer – remove two east facing lateral bought, leaving the vertical remaining central trunk 2. Lime – remove one, high, upper branch overhanging the path 3. 2 x Holly trees – fell 4. Elm – fell 5. Conifer – fell 6. Ivy and Yew hedge - prune

    St Peters Church Church Road Caversham Reading RG4 7AD

    Received 23 Aug 2023
  6. Decision MadePL/23/1219

    crown lift to 4m through 360 degrees

    291 Oxford Road Reading RG30 1AS

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  7. Decision MadePL/23/1220

    New Enhanced Replacement Security Access Doors To Switchroom. New Electrical Cable Termination Enclosure.

    Pacific House Imperial Way Reading

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  8. Decision MadePL/23/1221

    Proposed 15m 5G telecoms installation: H3G street pole and additional equipment cabinets.

    Junction of Buckland Road and Long Barn Lane Reading

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  9. Decision MadePL/23/1223

    Partially retrospective application for the demolition of buildings tothe rear of No’s 1-15 (odd) Queen Victoria Street & 146-148 Friar Street to ground level (amended description).

    1-15 Queen Victoria Street and 145-148 Friar Street Reading

    Received 24 Aug 2023
  10. Decision MadePL/23/1298

    Non-Material Amendment to Permitted application 230902 - change the colour of the new bifold door and roof lantern frames from white to anthracite grey

    17 Wardle Avenue Tilehurst Reading RG31 6JR

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  11. Decision MadePL/23/1299

    T7 Oak – crown lift to give 4m clearance above ground level and tip prune to give 2m clearance from the building; T8 Oak – tip prune to give 2m clearance from the building.

    12 Shilling Close Reading RG30 4EW

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  12. Decision MadePL/23/1300

    Prune T5 Monterey cypress at 74a Northcourt Av & T7 Yew at 3 Stansfield Close

    74a Northcourt Avenue Reading RG2 7HQ

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  13. Decision MadePL/23/1305

    Exterior improvements to apartment building, change of windows to aluminum anthroite grey same dimension as existing. With first floor extension of existing bungalow at the back to create a 4 bedroom house.

    8 Shaw Road Reading

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  14. Decision MadePL/23/1306

    Proposed development of un-used land adjacent to Hills Meadow Car Parkto provide a hand carwash and valeting operation with associated public toilet facilities, refreshment servery, and waiting area, as originally granted on 30 March 2015, without complying with Condition 2 (temporary 3 year permission) or 3 (Approved plans) of planning permission 141841 and subsequently allowed variation of condition 180869 (temporary 5 year permission and approved plans). This application seeks a further 5 year temporary extension period of time to the original permission 141841 until 30 March 2028, with large awning. [Amended description]

    Land Adjacent Hills Meadow Car Park George Street Caversham Reading RG4 8DH

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  15. Decision MadePL/23/1307

    Temporary display of an externally illuminated shroud advertisement onthe upper floors of the north and east elevations until 01/10/2024.

    1-3 Queen Victoria Street and 148 Friar Street Reading

    Received 12 Sept 2023
  16. Decision MadePL/16/1617

    T1 & T2 London Plane - Pollard both trees at around 8 metres. T3 & T4London Plane - Crown reduce both trees by around 30 percent.

    The Oracle Bridge Street Reading RG1 2AG

    Received 30 Aug 2016
  17. Decision MadePL/16/1619

    Rear extension measuring 6 metres in depth, with a maximum height of 2.6 metres, and 2.3 metres in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under Class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 ofthe Town and Country planning (General Permitted Development)(England)Order 2015

    5 Parkhurst Drive Reading RG30 2BG

    Received 30 Aug 2016
  18. Decision MadePL/16/1620

    Part 2 storey part single storey side and rear extension

    252 Kidmore Road Caversham Reading RG4 7NE

    Received 26 Aug 2016
  19. Decision MadePL/16/1621

    Conversion of garage to residential annex as part of C4 (Small HMO).

    3 Brisbane Road Reading RG30 2PE

    Received 30 Aug 2016
  20. Decision MadePL/16/1623

    Two storey side extension replacing existing flat roof garage and proposed porch

    353 The Meadway Tilehurst Reading RG30 4NU

    Received 30 Aug 2016
  21. Decision MadePL/16/1624

    Changes to the fenestration of the two elevations which front a highway

    2 Cannon Street Reading

    Received 31 Aug 2016
  22. Decision MadePL/16/1627

    Internal alterations and relocation of entrance to flat.

    Flat 2 9 Russell Street Reading RG1 7XD

    Received 31 Aug 2016
  23. Decision MadePL/16/1628

    Cedar (T1) Crown reduce by 1.5m

    Abbotsmead Place Caversham Reading RG4 8BB

    Received 31 Aug 2016
  24. Decision MadePL/16/1629

    Single storey front extension

    267 Peppard Road Emmer Green Reading RG4 8UB

    Received 31 Aug 2016

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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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