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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 dates21,544Searchable applications
436Recorded as pending
90%Approval rate · 14,816 approved or refused records
1,538Refused applications
13,278 approved · 1,538 refused · 1,540 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
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More application records
- Decision MadePL/23/1801
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 210902 (granted on 10/11/2022 for construction of new residential floor above existing roof level to create new residential use Class C3to comprise 8 residential units) to alter windows and doors on all floors and elevations, provide brick banding detailing below the new floor, removal of the permitted roof terrace, provision of 9 air source heat pumps and 2 opening vents at roof level, revised escape staircase, amendments to the height of the building and various other associated works.
Alexander House 205-207 Kings Road Reading RG1 4LS
Received 12 Dec 2023 - Decision MadePL/23/1802
Proposed freestanding pod unit (Use Class E) and outdoor seating area,together with new landscaping, parking and associated works
Unit 8-9 Hyperion Way Reading RG2 0HG
Received 12 Dec 2023 - Decision MadePL/23/1803
Change existing signage to the front of the building
Reading Bridge House George Street Reading RG1 8LS
Received 12 Dec 2023 - Decision MadePL/23/1804
Two-storey side extension
17 Stuart Close Emmer Green Reading RG4 8RF
Received 12 Dec 2023 - Decision MadePL/23/1805
Demolition of existing concrete garage building and construction of a new single storey side extension
82 Northcourt Avenue Reading RG2 7HQ
Received 13 Dec 2023 - Decision MadePL/23/1806
Nine person Sui Generis large HMO at basement, ground, first and second floor levels (amended)
72 South Street Reading RG1 4RA
Received 13 Dec 2023 - Decision MadePL/23/1807
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Market Place Materials) of planning permisison ref. 221446
Soane Point 6-8 Market Place Reading RG1 2EG
Received 13 Dec 2023 - Decision MadePL/24/0014
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions 8 (Contamination Assessment) and 9 (Contamination Remediation Method Statement) of planning permission ref. 211636
75 Southampton Street Reading RG1 2QU
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0015
Demolition of existing building and construction of 6no 3 bed flats and 6no 2 bed flats over 3 storeys including parking, landscaping, binand cycle stores.
70-78 Wokingham Road Reading RG6 1JL
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0016
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed loft conversion, rear dormer window and 2 front roof lights
43 St Bartholomews Road Reading RG1 3QA
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0018
T1 London Plane lateral tip reduce back to clear building back to growth points. Approximately 3-4 m. T2 Scots Pine Reduce branches backto growth points, 5.2m clearance.
12 Dorchester Court Reading RG30 2DS
Received 5 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0020
Side roof extension with front and rear dormers for loft conversion, rear ground floor and first floor extensions, new windows and doors, and changes to external materials.
208 Waverley Road Reading RG30 2QG
Received 6 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0021
Non-material amendments to permission 221936 (granted on 05/12/2023 for demolition of existing buildings and erection of one industrial building) to alter the wording of conditions 2 (approved plans), 7 (outside storage) and 13 (parking) to provide a canopy above the entrance, and separately alter the wording of condition 8 (BREEAM Interim Certificate) to alter the time trigger for approval from pre- commencement (barring demolition) to pre-occupation.
Bennet Court Bennet Road Reading RG2 0QX
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0022
Outdoor seating terrace and canopy along Thames River.
2 Bridge Street Caversham Reading RG4 8AA
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0024
Replacement French doors and adjoining windows
29 Norwood Road Reading RG1 3JB
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0025
Single storey rear extension and outdoor seating area improvements including a timber pergola and seating booths and associated works. without complying with condition 2 of planning permission 230709 to amend plans to convert the toilets to a seating area and reinstate thefireplace
The Sun Ph 16 Castle Street Reading RG1 7RD
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0026
Single storey rear extension and outdoor seating area improvements including a timber pergola and seating booths and associated works. without complying with condition 2 of planning permission 230709 to amend plans to convert the toilets to a seating area and reinstate thefireplace
The Sun Ph 16 Castle Street Reading RG1 7RD
Received 8 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0029
Rear extension measuring 6 m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.3 m,and 3 m in height to 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
7 Merton Road North Reading RG2 8BA
Received 20 Dec 2023 - Decision MadePL/24/0031
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 191270 to amend plans for the lower ground floor (condition 2) and Condition 7 (sustainability)
37 Alpine Street Reading RG1 2PY
Received 9 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0033
Discharge of Condition 29 (Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment) relating to the planning permission ref. 221446
Soane Point 6-8 Market Place Reading RG1 2EG
Received 10 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0035
Rear extension measuring 4.64 metres in depth, with a maximum height of 3 metres, and 2.85 metres in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under Class A Part 1 of Schedule 2of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England)Order 2015
44 Donnington Gardens, Reading, RG1 5LY
Received 11 Jan 2024 - Decision MadePL/16/0073
Change of use from A1 (shop) to mixed use of A1 at ground floor and 2 flats above.
89 Caversham Road Reading RG1 8AN
Received 15 Jan 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/0074
Enforcement Expediency
54 Sycamore Road Reading RG2 7LY
Received 15 Jan 2016 - Decision MadePL/16/0075
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed rear dormer extension to existing loft conversion
33 Monks Way Reading RG30 3DP
Received 15 Jan 2016
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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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