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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 dates26,234Searchable applications
429Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 18,886 approved or refused records
2,012Refused applications
16,874 approved · 2,012 refused · 1,942 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1555
Replacement play space, boundary treatment and landscaping
Dee Park Open Space, Glenmore Place, Reading, RG30 4EP
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1556
Proposed change of use of ground floor retail use to restaurant use and installation of kitchen extractor.
35-37, St Marys Butts, Reading, RG1 2LS
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1557
Extensive extensions and alterations to the existing dwelling.
135a Wokingham Road, Reading, RG6 1LW
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1558
Demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of a new outbuilding in its place to be used as a classroom
5 Western Elms Avenue Reading, RG30 2AL
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1560
T1 Yew, reshape . T2 Bay, reduce height. T3 cherry, reshape. T4 pittosporum, reshape crown. T5 field maple, reshape crown. T6 holly, cut neighbour’s holly back to boundary. T7 crab apple, reduce crown. T8 cherry, reshape crown. T9 cherry, reshape crown. T10 sycamore, fell to ground level.
14 NEW ROAD, READING, RG1 5JD
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1561
Demolition of the existing conservatory and construction of single-storey rear extension.
77 BALMORE PARK, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8PX
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1562
To build habitable room in roof space, Velux rooflights at front & a rear dormer.
16 QUEEN STREET, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7RB
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1563
Discharge of conditions 18b (Contaminated Land Validation Report - wording of condition amended by 221434 on 14/10/2022) and 29 (Play Equipment Details) of planning permission 200122, as granted on 16/12/2020.
Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6EA
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1564
Use of 92 Audley Street as four Class E units for more than 10 years (amended description)
92B Audley Street, Reading, RG30 1BS
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1565
Discharge of conditions 32 (external lighting) and 45 (impact on wildlife of lighting scheme) of planning permission 231673, as granted on 27/03/2024.
55, Vastern Road, Reading, RG1 8BU
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1569
Single storey rear extension and double storey side extension
67 ROTHERFIELD WAY, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PJ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1566
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 (EV Charging point details) and Condition 16 (19% improvement in emission rates over building regulation standards) of application PL/21/0977
65A KILN ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8UE
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1567
T6 - Beech Tree - section fell. T7 - Beech Tree - section fell
3 FERNDALE CLOSE, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 6UZ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1568
Toilet and shower area located within the existing parking and storage space at the rear of the property. The new sewage drainage for this toilet would connect to the existing sewage line of 21 Prince of Wales.
21 PRINCE OF WALES AVENUE, READING, RG30 2UH
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1570
Fell 1 Sycamore on the boundary with 113 Castle Hill
REAR OF 3-11 FIELD ROAD, READING, RG1 6AP
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1571
Erection of 2 storey 1 bedroom attached dwelling, including parking and associated works, including insertion of rear facing window to no.5 Wilson Road
5 WILSON ROAD, READING, RG30 2RS
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1572
Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 31 dwelling units. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
40 CAVERSHAM ROAD, READING, RG1 7EB
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1573
Construction of 1.5 storey side extension with part single storey and part two storey rear extension, reduction of integral boat house floor level and conversion to habitable space, re grading of existing garden steps.
18 CHURCH ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7AD
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1574
Construction of a new clinical block designed for the Urology Service without complying with conditions 2, 5 and 6 of planning permission PL/23/0321 (Retrospective) (amended description)
SOUTH BLOCK, ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL, LONDON ROAD, READING
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1575
T1 - Beech - reduce lateral branches over property at 22 The Cloisters to provide 2m clearance
46 Priest Hill
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1576
Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission 221446 - Introduction of phasing to approved full planning permission.
Soane Point , 3-10 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1577
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 1 (Landscaping) of Application 240309
18 RICHMOND ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7PP
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1578
Works to T10 Liquidambar
11 STANSFIELD CLOSE, READING, RG2 7BQ
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1579
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (Programme of Archaeology Works) for Application PL/23/1495
CIVIC OFFICES, BRIDGE STREET, READING, RG1 2LU
Received 26 Nov 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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