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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 dates25,959Searchable applications
430Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 18,665 approved or refused records
1,981Refused applications
16,684 approved · 1,981 refused · 1,906 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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/24/1245
Installation of 1No air source heat pump to the rear
6 ATHERTON CLOSE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4NH
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1247
Refurbishment of the existing Pumpkin unit to the new SSP brand, Cafe Local. This shall include fixtures, fittings, signage and minor M&E works
ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL, LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5AN
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1248
Crown lift to 2m above the car park (once a year for 5 years), remove saplings within 0.5m of car park edge.
KINGS ACADEMY PROSPECT, COCKNEY HILL, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4EX
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1249
Part basement, part single storey, part 2 storey rear extension, removal of rear dormer and changes to fenestration (amended)
85 HAMILTON ROAD, READING, RG1 5RB
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1250
Application to discharge condition 11 ( ecology) and condition 13 ( SAP) pf planning permission reference 231554.
3 Modbury Gardens, Reading, RG2 7PD
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1251
Lawful development certificate for the use of the property under C3 category (dwelling houses) for three self-contained flats
83 PELL STREET, READING
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1252
Single storey rear Extension
15 STANHOPE ROAD, READING, RG2 7HJ
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1253
2-storey attached 2-bed dwelling with private amenity to rear including associated frontage works for carparking and access following demolition of existing single storey side extension.
44 BERKELEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6JE
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1254
Change of use of office building from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 2 dwelling units. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
3 TIDMARSH STREET, READING, RG30 1HX
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1255
Two single storey rear extensions, including flat roof section and roof light, front extension to garage, front porch.
15 ST ANDREWS ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7PH
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1256
Proposed single storey rear extension
3B DERBY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5HE
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1257
Retrospective application for Phase 4 of Estate Improvement Project including; installation of triple glazed uPVC windows; renewal of flat roof coverings; external structural repairs; renewal of pitched roof tiles; and installation of external wall insulation (amended)
Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6UG
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1258
Erection of a single storey rear extension to existing 5-bedroom HMO to be used for storage purposes.
78A CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, READING, RG2 7AZ
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1260
Proposed Single storey front porch conversion.
12 CIRCUIT LANE, READING, RG30 3HA
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1259
PROPOSED REAR CONSERVATORY
41 NEW HAMPSHIRE STREET, READING, RG2 6AJ
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1262
Fell 3 Maple Trees
DUKESBRIDGE HOUSE, 23 DUKE STREET, READING, RG1 4FS
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1263
Proposed change of use to a C4 HMO
7 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XT
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1264
Change of Use from Class E to Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) Use and erection of retractable awning
549 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HJ
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1265
Providing a pitched roof over the existing integral garage
40 ELSLEY ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 6RP
Received 26 Sept 2024 - ClosedPL/24/1266
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INSTALL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS PURSUANT TO THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS CODE REGULATIONS 2003
308-314 KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 4HP
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1267
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 15 (Hard and soft landscaping) and 16 (Landscape Management Plan) of application 230612
Dwyer Road, Reading, RG30 3LN
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1268
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) of Application 211021
8 KELMSCOTT CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7DG
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1269
Hard surface and timber fence in the rear garden. (amended)
6 WYE CLOSE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4HS
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1270
Existing rear single storey rebuilt. Conversion of garage to habitable space. Alterations to fenestrations.
54 HIGHMOOR ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7BG
Received 27 Sept 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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