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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 dates
27,685Searchable applications
429Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 20,041 approved or refused records
2,205Refused applications

17,836 approved · 2,205 refused · 2,106 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Apr 2009 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 26 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026
Planning 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.

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

  1. Decision MadePL/25/1080

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed use of Unit 8, Merrick House as a barbers.

    Unit 8, Merrick House, Whale Avenue, Reading

    Received 30 Jul 2025
  2. Decision MadePL/25/1083

    Listed Building Consent to repair, plaster and paint walls and ceiling in fourth bedroom.

    43 CHURCH ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7AG

    Received 31 Jul 2025
  3. Decision MadePL/25/1084

    T1 & T2 Yew: 1) Crown raise to 12-15ft/3.5-4.5m, through 360 degrees, including the removal of basal / epicormic 2) Reduction of southern limbs, back to suitable growing points, to give approx. 1m clearance from the building (gutter). 3) Crown clean, i.e. removal of dead, dying crossing/rubbing branches to equate to no more than a 10-20% crown thin

    CHANCERY MEWS, RUSSELL STREET, READING

    Received 31 Jul 2025
  4. Decision MadePL/25/1085

    Change of use of ground floor of building from doctors surgery into two two bed flats.

    79 Russell Street, Reading, RG1 7XG

    Received 31 Jul 2025
  5. Decision MadePL/25/1086

    Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission PL/21/1552 to amend landscaping and front garden wall

    129 WHITEKNIGHTS ROAD, READING, RG6 7BB

    Received 31 Jul 2025
  6. Decision MadePL/25/1088

    Sycamore – remove one low lateral branch.

    FLAT B, 3 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PE

    Received 1 Aug 2025
  7. Decision MadePL/25/1089

    Front porch

    7 BYWORTH CLOSE, READING, RG2 8SH

    Received 1 Aug 2025
  8. Decision MadePL/25/1090

    Proposed partial garage conversion

    9 HAYFIELD CLOSE, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5DA

    Received 1 Aug 2025
  9. Decision MadePL/25/1093

    Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed conversion of the loft , insertion of rooflights and single-storey rear extension

    514 Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1EG

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  10. Decision MadePL/25/1092

    T20 - Reduce low lateral branch on south side of crown with major wounds/decay and bark damage. Remove deadwood on T001 field maple.

    HOLLY HOUSE, ST PETERS AVENUE, CAVERSHAM, READING

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  11. Decision MadePL/25/1094

    Replacing current Marley concrete sectional garage with a new apex concrete sectional garage from Hanson Garages

    57 ST MICHAELS ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4RR

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  12. ClosedPL/25/1095

    Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission PL/15/1407 to make changes to materials, sizes / positions of windows, external doors, and rooflights; amended the location and orientation of proposed bin store; minor alterations to proposed roof form and removal of flat bar steel railings above the existing brick wall along the west boundary.

    WARWICK HOUSE, 1 WARWICK ROAD, READING

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  13. Decision MadePL/25/1096

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 17 (Remediation scheme) of application PL/20/1420

    45 CAVERSHAM ROAD, READING

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  14. Decision MadePL/25/1097

    Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, 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.

    124 KENDRICK ROAD, READING, RG1 5DP

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  15. Decision MadePL/25/1098

    Proposal for new Front porch, rear conservatory and balcony

    207 UPPER WOODCOTE ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JP

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  16. Decision MadePL/25/1099

    Display Fascia signage internally illuminated.

    95 Broad Street, Reading, RG1 2AP

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  17. Decision MadePL/25/1100

    Replacement dwelling and garage outbuilding, alterations to driveway, replacement entrance gate and boundary wall along with new outbuilding in rear garden.

    Moorings, Upper Warren Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7EJ

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  18. Decision MadePL/25/1101

    T.1 Beech - Reduce the lower and mid crown growing towards the property by approximately 1.5-2m to maintain distance

    9 SYMEON PLACE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7AS

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  19. Decision MadePL/25/1102

    T.1 Oak (C) - Remove 5 low selected stems to source. Crown lift remaining crown to 5.5m approximately by removing secondary growth only where possible. Reduce lower and mid canopy away from property by approximately 1.5-2m

    1 CHILTERN HEIGHTS, CHILTERN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5LA

    Received 4 Aug 2025
  20. Decision MadePL/25/1104

    Replacement fascia sign and projecting sign

    106 FRIAR STREET, READING, RG1 1EP

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  21. Decision MadePL/25/1105

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E), or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use including up to two flats (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G

    73-74 BROAD STREET, READING, RG1 2AF

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  22. Decision MadePL/25/1106

    Variation of conditions 2 and 5 of listed building consent PL/24/0404 (granted on 25/07/2024 for various internal and external works associated with Nos 147 and 148 Friar St and Nos 1 and 15 (odd) Queen Victoria St, including part-two, part-three storey rear extension to 5-15 (odd) Queen Victoria St, as part of redevelopment to provide reconfigured basement and ground floor uses on Friar St and Queen Victoria St frontages and proposed apart-hotel (Class C1) and on all upper floors) for various internal and external works including provision of retail kiosk within unit 06, provision of transoms to Queen Victoria St shopfronts and changes to the roof level plant zones (amended description).

    1-15 Queen Victoria Street and 145-148 Friar Street Reading, RG11SY

    Received 5 Aug 2025
  23. Decision MadePL/25/1107

    Partial discharge of condition 17 (mechanical plant noise assessment) in respect of Blocks B1 & B2 of planning permission PL/17/0326.

    LAND BETWEEN WELDALE STREET AND CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7BW

    Received 6 Aug 2025
  24. Decision MadePL/25/1109

    Fell one Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut)

    1029 OXFORD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING

    Received 6 Aug 2025

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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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