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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 dates25,710Searchable applications
432Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 18,450 approved or refused records
1,954Refused applications
16,496 approved · 1,954 refused · 1,879 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jun 2010 to 22 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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More application records
- Decision MadePL/24/0993
Non-material amendments to permission 171893 (erection of two buildings to accommodate 38 student units, as allowed on appeal on 10/10/2018) to alter the wording of condition 2 (approved plans) to provide various changes to Block 1 (all sought retrospectively), including replacing render with composite cladding, window alterations and inclusion of guttering, downpipes & vents on all elevations, an altered roof form on the north elevation, an altered entrance and replacement of brickwork with cladding on the south elevation, together with various other associated alterations (amended description).
The Woodley Arms Ph, Waldeck Street, Reading, RG1 2RF
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0994
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (materials) of application 231174
2 ORWELL CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7PU
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0995
Rear extension measuring 5.3m in depth, with a maximum height of 3m, and 2.8m 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.
266 ELGAR ROAD SOUTH, READING, RG2 0BW
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0998
Construction of Two Storey - 3 Bedroom house and retrospective demolition of existing garage.
5 STONEHAM CLOSE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4HB
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0997
Change the use of the building at ground to fourth floors from office (E Class) to residential (C3), to accommodate 93 No. self-contained flats
121 KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 3ES
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/0999
Non-material amendment to application 211301 to change materials of approved dormer from hanging tiles to white-coloured 'K Rend'
47 MAYFIELD DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5JP
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1002
Change of use from C3 TO C4 at 2A,2B,2C West Hill, Reading, RG1 2PL
2B WEST HILL, READING
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1001
To carry out all identified recommended works as detailed within the accompanying tree survey document dated July 2024
SCOUT HALL, ARMOUR HILL, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 6JH
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1003
Proposed two storey and single storey rear extensions. Proposed first floor front extension. New door and windows on side elevations plus repositioning of existing window on front elevation. Existing garage in rear garden to be demolished.
12 COURTENAY DRIVE, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8XH
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1004
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 6 and 7 of application 201585 – odour risk assessment, and waste and litter management plan.
109A OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 7UD
Received 5 Aug 2024 - ClosedPL/24/1005
Carry out all work highlighted in GREEN with the timescale 29-Aug-2023. T1,T2,T8,T9,T16 (Fell), T22,T23,T24,T25 (initiate pollard knuckles), T26,T27,T40,T42.T43,T45,T46,T54
SCOUT ASSOCIATION, KILN ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8UE
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1006
Sycamore - Crown reduce by approximately 20% of leaf area (this equates to reducing the existing crown by up to approximately 1.5m of the radial crown spread and up to approximately 1.5m of the height), leaving tree with natural crown shape for species in line with BS3998; Fell one Maple; crown lift all to 3m
GEOFFREY FIELD JUNIOR SCHOOL, EXBOURNE ROAD, READING, RG2 8RH
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1009
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 9 (Hard and soft Landscaping) of application 231495
CIVIC OFFICES, BRIDGE STREET, READING, RG1 2LU
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1010
T1 – London Plane Prune away from building by 2m and crown lift to 3m. Low crown over footpaths and seating areas. Also, very close to the office windows. T2 – London Plane Prune away from building by 2m and crown lift to 3m. Low crown over footpaths and seating areas. Also, very close to the office windows. T3 – London Plane Prune away from building by 2m and crown lift to 3m. Low crown over footpaths and seating areas. Also, very close to the office windows. T4 – London Plane Prune away from building by 2m and crown lift to 3m. Low crown over footpaths. Also, very close to the office windows. T5 – London Plane Prune away from building by 2m and crown lift to 3m. Low crown over footpaths. Also, very close to the office windows.
APEX PLAZA, FORBURY ROAD, READING
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1008
61a Oxford Street used as a a single dwelling for more than 4 years.
61 OXFORD STREET, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8HN
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1011
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 transformer structure in the north-east of the site, a louvre on the east elevation and additional photovoltaics at roof level (amended description).
BENNET COURT, BENNET ROAD, READING
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1012
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 (Landscape) of application 230247
43A CHURCH ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7AG
Received 7 Aug 2024 - ClosedPL/24/1013
Under The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, I hereby give you notice under Regulation 5 informing you of our intention to install 1 new 10m wooden pole at the above location.
Flat 2, 72A School Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5AW
Received 7 Aug 2024 - ClosedPL/24/1014
BT’s intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus under Regulation 5 1 x 9 meter light pole.
o/s 90 BASINGSTOKE ROAD, READING, RG2 0EL
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1015
Amendment to drawing under condition 2 of Planning Permission 220258 to correct a drafting error; to change Drawing no: 2200 Rev 8 - Proposed Street Elevation to Rev 7.
220 ELGAR ROAD SOUTH, READING, RG2 0BW
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1016
T5 - 1 x Hornbeam from Petrol Station (TPO Tree) - crown lift lower foliage to give a 3m clearance to shed and remove snapped limb T11 - Yew Tree from Lima Court (TPO Tree) - tip reduce by 0.5-1m
2 JANSON COURT, READING, RG1 6NA
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1017
Application to discharge condition 10 ( hard and soft landscaping details) of planning permission 221291.
21 Derby Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5HE
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1019
Alterations to front garden to form off-street parking for one vehicle, including forming new crossover and associated works.
9 ERLEIGH ROAD, READING, RG1 5LR
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1021
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 (Landscape) of application 231854
87 BALMORE DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8NN
Received 8 Aug 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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