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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates21,423Searchable applications
436Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 14,719 approved or refused records
1,533Refused applications
13,186 approved · 1,533 refused · 1,527 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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/16/2304
Advertisement consent for proposed replacement of existing signage with new
4 Friar Street Reading Berkshire RG1 1DB
Received 13 Dec 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/2305
Change of use from Class B1(a) (Offices) to Class C3 (dwelling houses)to comprise 16 self contained flats. Prior Notification under Class O,Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2016
9 Southern Court South Street Reading
Received 13 Dec 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/2307
Discharge of condition 3 (noise) of prior approval 161601
1 New Century Place East Street Reading RG1 4ET
Received 13 Dec 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/2308
Discharge of condition 3 (noise) of prior approval 161602
2 New Century Place East Street Reading
Received 13 Dec 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/2309
Application for a non-material amendment following a grant of planningpermission (141028).
Kings House 33 Kings Road Reading RG1 3BU
Received 13 Dec 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/2310
Rear conservatory
316 Tilehurst Road Reading RG30 2NG
Received 13 Dec 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/2311
Single storey side extension
6 Brooklyn Drive Emmer Green Reading RG4 8SS
Received 7 Dec 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/2312
Internal works to bathroom
36 The Mount Reading RG1 5HL
Received 13 Dec 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/2386
Application for a non-material amendment following a grant of planningpermission (151461)
Land North Of Island Road Reading
Received 23 Dec 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/2387
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
16 Kearsley Road Reading RG30 2EA
Received 23 Dec 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/2388
Non-material change to planning permission 160591 for the replacement of one window with a door to the side elevation
157 Kentwood Hill Tilehurst Reading RG31 6JG
Received 28 Dec 2016 - Decision MadePL/24/0830
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 13 (Refuse and Recycling) of application 201138
12-18 Crown Street Reading
Received 27 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0831
New Single storey rear extension
244 Wokingham Road Reading RG6 1JS
Received 28 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0832
Listed Building Consent (retrospective) for proposed Replacement of flat roof
43 Surley Row Reading RG4 8LU
Received 28 Jun 2024 - ClosedPL/24/0833
Proposed hip to gable roof extension, loft conversion with rear dormerextension and insertion of roof lights in the roof slope
18 Elm Road Reading RG6 5TS
Received 29 Jun 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0834
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 11 (Contamination) of Application 230612
Dwyer Road Reading
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0835
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Materials) of application 220138
Chestnuts 2c Coley Avenue Reading RG1 6LG
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0836
To replace the existing House of Fraser signage with new Hollywood Bowlbranding graphics.
House Of Fraser, The Oracle Bridge Street Reading RG1 2AS
Received 1 Jul 2024 - ClosedPL/24/0837
Proposed single storey side extension to replace existing brickwork extension
26 Weald Rise Tilehurst Reading RG30 6XA
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0838
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 17 (Contamination) and 18 (remediation Schedule) of application 230613
Amethyst Lane Reading
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0839
Proposed partial garage conversion with replacement, raised flat roof over. Additional first floor Ensuite and Bathroom windows on side elevations (obscured glazing) and other ground floor window/door changes to the side and rear elevations.
6 Kelmscott Close Reading RG4 7DG
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0841
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 (Cycle Parking) of application 230613
Amethyst Lane Reading
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0842
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 (Contamination) of application 220637
Scours Lane Tilehurst Reading
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0843
Discharge of Condition 3 (Refuse and Recycling) and condition 4 (CycleStorage)relating to the Planning permission 240354).
73 Mount Pleasant Reading RG1 2TF
Received 2 Jul 2024
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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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