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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 planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Reading Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Reading website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates25,653Searchable applications
433Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 18,397 approved or refused records
1,950Refused applications
16,447 approved · 1,950 refused · 1,874 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Jul 2010 to 22 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/0939
Non-material amendments to permission 170326 (granted on 15/03/2018) to alter the wording of condition 2 (approved plans) to retain the existing sub-station adjacent to Weldale Street and associated landscaping and public realm alterations.
Land between Weldale Street and Chatham Street, Reading
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0940
Proposed works to the shop frontage
25 KING STREET, READING, RG1 2HE
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0941
T4 Cypress - crown lift; T5 Cedar and T6 Cedar - crown lift to 3m plus specific branch removal and reduction
MARSDEN, BLAGRAVE LANE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7DZ
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0942
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 9 (Mechanical Plant Noise Mitigation Acoustic Report) of Application 212061
Richfield Driving Range Ltd, Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0945
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing use as two separate dwellings
33 Hilcot Road, Reading RG30 2SX
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0946
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Habitat Enhancement Scheme) of Application 240149
122 KIDMORE ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7NB
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0947
3 replacement illuminated fascia signs and 1 'goods in' non-illuminated sign
Decathlon, Forbury Retail Park, , Reading, RG1 3HS
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0948
Proposal for a double storey rear extension and a flat roof loft conversion to an existing end of terrace property
2 JAMES STREET, READING, RG1 7NR
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0949
Prior Approval Notification for the change of use of the building from Class E(g)(i) office use to Class C3 residential use involving the creation of 50 1-bed studio apartments, with associated car parking and cycle storage
ADVANTAGE, 87 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SN
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0950
Enlarged single storey rear extension, loft conversion with dormer and porch canopy
72 BURGHFIELD ROAD, READING, RG30 3LP
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0951
Works to repair sash boxes and replace existing single glazed sliding sashes with slimline double glazed sliding sashes with added draughtproofing strips to thermally upgrade sash windows on the Castle Street and Front (facing Lane) elevations of both the east and west wings of almshouses and the erection of a small mobility scooter shed on the site
ALMSHOUSES, CASTLE STREET, READING
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0952
Retrospective application for erection of illuminated sign A - one X retrospective sign written house name. Sign B - two X retrospective cowl lights to illuminate sign A
THE SUN PH, 16 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7RD
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0953
Internal, fenestration and elevation alteration to detached dwelling
11 RHIGOS, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8LF
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0954
Retrospective application for erection of illuminated sign to front elevation
THE SUN PH, 16 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7RD
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0955
Installation of an external canopy to the west side of the school. The canopy will be fixed to the building where possible and free standing using post where it not not possible to fix the the building. Rainwater goods will be installed and connect into the existing drainage system
81 CRESCENT ROAD, READING, RG1 5SL
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0956
Application to discharge conditions 15 and 16 (BREEAM and energy sustainability conditions ) of planning permission reference 220218.
65 Northcourt Avenue Reading RG2 7HF
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0957
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5, 6, 7, 10 of application 231229
32 ST MARYS BUTTS, READING, RG1 2LS
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Under ConsultationPL/24/0958
Demolition of existing office and substation buildings and residential-led site redevelopment within 1-11 storey buildings comprising residential (Class C3) and ground floor commercial uses (Class E), together with various associated works including replacement pedestrian and vehicle access routes, car/cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping and a public open space adjacent to the river.
2 NORMAN PLACE, READING, RG1 8DA
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0959
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing use of the property of Flat 3 Cumberland Villa as a self-contained flat for the last 4 years
Flat 3, Cumberland Villas , 1 Cumberland Road Reading, RG1 3LE
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0960
Partly retrospective application, 4m rear extension at Lower Ground Floor and Ground Floor levels, a loft conversion including the erection of two dormer extensions on both sides of the roof, the enlargement (demolition and rebuilding) of the existing outbuilding and the creation of a new platform to accommodate off-street parking.
181 HENLEY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 6LH
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0962
Proposed conversion of Garage to habitable space. Proposed First Floor side extension over existing Ground Floor Garage structure. Proposed single storey rear extension.
4 VALLEY CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7QR
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0963
Double storey side extension
2 OTTER COURT, READING, RG2 8SR
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0964
T1 (holly): Hard reduction to holly tree as per photo attached, to maintain size appropriate for setting and remove crossing/rubbing branches in the outer crown
24 NEW ROAD, READING, RG1 5JD
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0965
Application for a certificate of lawfulness for the proposed change of use of Flat 2 1 Wilson Road into two separate flats currently use Class C3(a) to Class C3(b) (amended description)
Flat 2, 1 Wilson Road, Reading, RG30 2RS
Received 29 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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