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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates25,811Searchable applications
431Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 18,537 approved or refused records
1,962Refused applications
16,575 approved · 1,962 refused · 1,891 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Jun 2010 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1096
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Bat License) of application 240065
37 WOODCOTE ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7BB
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1097
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3, 6 and 10 of application 211929
200 TILEHURST ROAD, READING, RG30 2LY
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1098
Partial demolition of rear extension and new rear extension to create ground floor flat and shop and 5 bedroom HMO to first and second floor (amended description)
10B BRIDGE STREET, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8AA
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1099
Conifers and planted trees on the edge of the car park of flats at Coley road (see map) - Crown lift over parking bays to achieve 5.2m above ground level and back to kerb edge.
FLAT 1, 80 COLEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6FJ
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1101
Front and rear extensions to create a ground-floor bedroom and bathroom and provide a porch with space for wheelchair access and storage.
83 VIRGINIA WAY, READING, RG30 3QR
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1102
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a Granny Annexe to rear
46 Wilson Road, Reading, RG30 2RN
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1105
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (schedule of the materials) of application 221435
17 ST BARNABAS ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RA
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1106
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use following the change of use of the HMO to 6 self contained flats for more than 4 years.
Flat 1-6, 5 Hamilton Road, Reading, RG1 5RA
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1108
Extensions to existing dwelling (See submitted plans), works are either class A, B, C or D as set out in the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
WARREN CREEK, THE WARREN, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7TQ
Received 26 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1109
Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.7m, and 3.0m 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.
80A CRESCENT ROAD, READING, RG1 5SP
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1110
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 16 (Noise Management Plan) of Application 230471
GEORGE AND DRAGON PH, 162 BATH ROAD, READING, RG30 2HA
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1111
Proposed restoration of brick boundary wall and paving of frontage and new bin store
97 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BY
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1113
Garage conversion into a habitable room 2 storey rear extension and garden outbuilding to be used as a home office
138B WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8JN
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1114
Remove existing brick wall, position 6ft timber panel fence 1m in from boundary line.
2 ORWELL CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7PU
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1115
Tree Species: Mulberry - Remove branch
69 KIDMORE ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7NQ
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1116
Part-retrospective shopfront alterations including proposed removal of unauthorised roller shutter and illumination (amended description)
97 KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 3DD
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1117
Part-retrospective signage including removal of unauthorised roller shutter and illumination (amended description)
97 KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 3DD
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1118
Installation of new replacement flue system to existing commercial boilers for student accommodation.
3 NEW CENTURY PLACE, EAST STREET, READING, RG1 4ET
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1122
Repair work to the brick.
Bath Road Overbridge, Bath Road, Reading, RG30 2AX
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1120
Advertisement consent is sought for the installation of metal cladding to the south east elevation and a new ‘Steris’ sign illuminated with a LED down lighting strip. ( retrospective)
Unit 2, Marcus Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4EA
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1121
Erection of a portable unit to provide temporary office accommodation for a Laboratory testing and sterilization facility
Unit 2, Marcus Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4EA
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1123
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 2 (Layout Drawings) of application 231659
Kings Meadow Road Reading
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1124
Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 (Written description and Layout Drawings) of application 231660
Kings Meadow Road Reading
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1125
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 30 (Landscape Plans) of application 212061
Richfield Driving Range Ltd, Richfield Avenue, Reading, RG1 8EQ
Received 28 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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