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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 dates26,161Searchable applications
429Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 18,833 approved or refused records
2,007Refused applications
16,826 approved · 2,007 refused · 1,933 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/24/1501
Demolition of the existing building and the erection of a part-7, part-13 storey co-living building (Sui Generis) and associated communal amenity facilities, refuse storage, cycle parking and plant equipment.
20-30 Greyfriars Road, Reading , RG1 1NS
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1503
Proposed dormer at the rear and side facing roof slopes with 2 roof lights in the front roof slope.
3 LENNOX ROAD, READING, RG6 1PJ
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1505
Installation of 149 solar PV panels
Exotic EStore, 24A Portman Road, Reading, RG30 1EA
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1502
T7 (Oak): very poor vitality, significant dieback in crown, extensive major deadwood, black exudate from multiple points on the main stem, bark delamination; in close proximity to 12 Barbrook; recommendation: Dismantle tree to just above ground level T6 (Ash): Reshape crown of ash tree as shown in annotated photos in order to: give 2-3m clearance to the building, lessen sail area and weight acting on main union (compression fork) by removing 1-2m of branch length
10 Barbrook Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6RT
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1504
Change of use of floors 1-4 from Class E (offices) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses) to comprise 24 residential apartments. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended).
25-31 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4PS
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1506
Reduce one candelabra Pear tree.
27 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PE
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1509
Non-Material Amendment to permitted application 240149 - A - square off first floor rear elevation, B - revise rear windows openings, C - alterations to bathroom layout, D - remove side opening
122 KIDMORE ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7NB
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1510
Demolition of existing front boundary wall and gates and construction of replacement front boundary wall and gates.
18 CHURCH ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7AD
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1513
Non-Material Amendment to Condition 2 (Plans) of Permitted Application PL/24/0684 – for the replacement of a portion of sloped glazed roof with slate roof on the East side of the extension.
8 CRESCENT ROAD, READING, RG1 5SP
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1514
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 18 (Bats) of Planning Permission ref, 220545
27-32 MARKET PLACE, READING, RG1 2DE
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1515
London Plane T2 on plan - Lift branches over property to give a clearance of up to 3 metres from the roof structure Reduce radial spread to no less than 6 metres.
1 Scholars Place
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1517
Single storey wrap around extension
41 TALFOURD AVENUE, READING, RG6 7BP
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1518
Discharge of conditions 9 (refuse and recycling bin stores, including pest and vermin control measures), 10 (cycle parking), 11 (postal addresses), 13 (electric vehicle charging scheme), 17 (privacy screens) and 18 (accessible and adaptable measures) of permission 231801, as granted on 23/05/2024.
Alexander House, 205-207 Kings Road, Reading, RG1 4LS
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1519
Work to Bramley apple tree (T1 on plan) on eastern boundary of property, partially overhanging Hamilton Road.
112 HAMILTON ROAD, READING, RG1 5RE
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1520
External refurbishment of an existing office building (Use Class E) including alterations to the main entrance space, elevations, installation of solar photovoltaics (PV) panels and electric vehicle charging points, replacement plant equipment, external lighting, erection of a new cycle store with changing facilities, a new external pergola and associated landscaping works.
300 Brook Drive , Green Park, Reading, RG2 6UU
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1521
Change of use of the ground and first floor from public house (sui generis) to commercial (Class E (a) or (b)) with associated internal alterations.
ROYAL ALBION HOTEL PH, 642 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1EH
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1522
Discharge of condition 51(ii) (b) (final BREEAM certificate in relation to Education - Pre-School) of planning permission 170509, as granted 10/10/2018 (sought retrospectively).
Former Toys R Us, Kenavon Drive, Reading, RG1 3DH
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1523
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 12 (Parking Management Plan) of application 221324
99-113 CAVERSHAM ROAD, READING, RG1 8AR
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1524
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 28 (SAP Design Stage) of application 230612
Dwyer Road, Reading, RG30 3LN
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1525
Erection of outbuilding for the amenity of the existing dwellinghouse.
25 CHAZEY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7DS
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1526
Single storey rear and double storey side extension including the demolition of existing double garage and replacement of single glazed timber windows with triple glazed UPVC
16 BURNHAM RISE, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8XJ
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1527
Front elevation fascia sign with illuminated letters
192 HENLEY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5LN
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1528
Hawthorn tree, GLYNCASTLE 333 (T659) (A3), reduce the height of tree back to the previous reduction points, take in straggly growth at the sides and remove any dead wood.
11 GLYNCASTLE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7XF
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Decision MadePL/24/1529
A single-storey rear extension, a double-storey side extension, and the relocation of the front door of the property (amended).
55 ASHBURTON ROAD, READING, RG2 7PA
Received 18 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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