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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 dates26,012Searchable applications
429Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 18,713 approved or refused records
1,993Refused applications
16,720 approved · 1,993 refused · 1,913 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 26 Apr 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Decision MadePL/24/1328
Proposed Single Storey Extension at Ground Floor Level.
130 ST PETERS AVENUE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7DR
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1329
External alterations to the existing hotel and Sui Generis (Drinking Establishment with expanded food provision) building to provide additional hotel bedrooms, reconfigured ancillary hotel restaurant and all associated works
Reading Gateway Premier Inn, Gateway Proctor End South, Reading, RG2 0GG.
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1330
G1 (mixed species): Cut limbs overhanging pavement on Upper Redlands Road back to boundary T2 (purple plum): Remove purple plum to just above ground level We would also like to submit notices of: T3 (elm): removal of a dead elm to just above ground level T4 (beech): removal of major deadwood from the lower crown of the TPO’d beech at the same address (TPO 47/004 T1) as well as application of woodchip mulch to ameliorate soil conditions
37 UPPER REDLANDS ROAD, READING, RG1 5JE
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1331
Garage Conversion into Habitable Room and Loft Conversion with Rear Dormers
144 BATH ROAD, READING, RG30 2EU
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1332
Proposed loft conversion with hip to gable roof alteration, rear dormer, and front facing skylights
8A CRESSINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG2 7JE
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1333
Proposed loft conversion with hip to gable roof alteration, rear dormer, and front facing skylights
8 CRESSINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG2 7JE
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1334
Amendments to Pocket Park landscaping to include additional shrubs and alterations to sloping benches. Additional benches and landscaping to station square. Changes to paving at The Seed sculpture. Provision of ‘time capsule’ to central square.
Station Hill North, Station Hill North, Reading, RG1 1NB
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1336
DoV request - Reading Gateway
Reading Gateway Imperial Way Reading RG2 0TD
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1337
Single storey rear extension
50 QUEENSWAY, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 6SJ
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1339
Proposed infill extension. Proposed garden wall and gate 2m high.
7 VALENTINE CRESCENT, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5JL
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1340
T.1 + T.2 Sycamore (2trees with 1 canopy) - Remove the two lowest limbs growing towards the properties. Crown lift remaining canopy by approximately 2m by removing secondary growth only where possible. Prune back the lower and mid canopy on the property side by approximately 1-1.5m
32 MONTPELIER DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 6PS
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1341
T.1 Oak (C) - Crown lift the canopy on the West and South side by 2m to approximately by removing secondary growth only where possible Crown reduce the lower and mid canopy growing on the North, South and Eastern side of the tree (towards the 3 properties) by approximately 1-1.5m
48 GALSWORTHY DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 6PD
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1342
T.1 (T.5 of TPO) Oak - Remove epicormic growth to crown break over driveway only. Remove major deadwood
7 MAPLEDENE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7DQ
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1343
T.1 (T.4 of TPO) Cedar Remove 1 low limb growing towards the neighbouring property. Reduce the limb growing over the house by 2m. Reduce the lower and mid canopy growing over the neighbouring garden by 1.5m. T.2 (T.3 of TPO) Indian Horse Chestnut - Reduce 1 low limb by 1.25-1.5m
6 WYCHCOTES, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7DA
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1344
Application for variation of condition 3 (approved plans) following grant of planning permission 210882 and 211335
10 ANGLEFIELD ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5HP
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1345
Replacement of internally illuminated D48 poster with digital display
70-72 Whitley Street, Reading, RG2 0EQ
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1346
Proposed ground floor rear extension, floor plan redesign and all associated works.
46 SHINFIELD ROAD, READING, RG2 7BW
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1348
Commercial & Occupiers Signage at Broad Street Mall entrance
BROAD STREET MALL, BROAD STREET, READING
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1349
Full planning permission for the construction of a Temporary Car Park, including vehicular access from Longwater Avenue and pedestrian/cycle access on to Flagstaff Road as well as all other associated works without complying with Condition 1 of permission 212006 to extend the temporary period for 5 years until 11th February 2030.
Land off Flagstaff Road, Green Park Village, Reading RG2 6BW
Received 9 Oct 2024 - ClosedPL/24/1350
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions)(Amendment) Regulations 2017 – BT intends to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus In grass area opposite 11 Talbot Close, Caversham, RG4 5BN 1x12 meter wooden pole
11 Talbot Close, Caversham, RG4 5BN
Received 9 Oct 2024 - ClosedPL/24/1351
The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions)(Amendment) Regulations 2017 – BT intends to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus On Grass Verge Opposite 12 Douglas Road, Caversham, RG4 5BH, 1 x 9 meter wooden pole
12 Douglas Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BH
Received 9 Oct 2024 - ClosedPL/24/1352
Title: The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions)(Amendment) Regulations 2017 – BT intends to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus on the Grass Verge Side Of 22 Douglas Road, Caversham, RG4 5BH, 1 x 9 meter wooden pole.
22 Douglas Road, Caversham,, Reading, RG4 5BH
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1353
Demolition of the existing building (façade retained) and erection of a five-storey building with a café, bed and breakfast, and ancillary spaces
7 BLAGRAVE STREET, READING, RG1 1PJ
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1354
Works to building frontage with a side extension, following partial demolition of building. Works also include the replacement of external materials, reconfiguration of internal layouts and relocation of vehicle access.
READING COLD STORE, DEACON WAY, TILEHURST, READING
Received 9 Oct 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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