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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 dates27,370Searchable applications
429Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 19,796 approved or refused records
2,175Refused applications
17,621 approved · 2,175 refused · 2,069 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 2 Jul 2009 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/0818
Part change of use of part of the ground floor from Class E (dentist) to C3 (residential) to comprise 1 x 1 bedroom flat). Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
DENTAL SURGERY, 268 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0819
Replacement of existing signage on the building at the front and rear, using the same materials with updated text and a new name (partially retrospective, amended description).
15 GUN STREET, READING, RG1 2JR
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0820
Extension to the existing Berkshire record office and associated site works. [Variation of conditions to application PL/21/1485 to remove condition 7b).]
ROYAL BERKSHIRE ARCHIVES, 9 COLEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6AF
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0821
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) of application PL/21/1485
ROYAL BERKSHIRE ARCHIVES, 9 COLEY AVENUE, READING, RG1 6AF
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0822
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 (Hard & Soft Landscaping) and 6 (Vehicle Access Works) of application PL/24/0487
48 KNIGHTS WAY, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RH
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0823
Change of use of single dwelling to a 6-bedroom, 8-person Sui Generis House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), rear pergola and patio, and front boundary fencing
33 BLAGDON ROAD, READING, RG2 7NT
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0824
T1 Yew Tree marked as T16 on TPO - Tree is showing lack of vitality and in decline - fell to ground level Replant suitable species within site
42 BATH ROAD, READING, RG1 6PG
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0826
Single storey rear and side extension following the demolition of existing garage and store + proposed detached out building
11 ARGYLE ROAD, READING, RG1 7YL
Received 5 Jun 2025 - ClosedPL/25/0827
BT’s intention to install fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus under Regulation 5, 1 x 10m wooden pole
OPP 51 St, SAVIOUR’S ROAD, READING RG1 6EJ
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0829
Certificate of Lawfulness of existing use as retail premises (Use Class E (Formerly A1)
Unit IB, Mayfield Trade Centre, Reading, RG2 0RJ
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0830
Atlas Cedar: Reduce overhanging branches on the southern and eastern quadrants. Remove deadwood >40mm in diameter overhanging the boundary.
MILESTONE VIEW COURT, LOWFIELD ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0831
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as two, one bedroom flats.
FLATS 1 & 2, 48 CONNAUGHT ROAD, READING, RG30 2UP
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0833
Construction of Granny annex in rear garden.
10 MARSACK STREET, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5AP
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0834
Demolish existing pool house and construction of new detached dwelling.
4 Manor House Court, Heath Road, Reading RG6 1NA
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0835
Application for approval of reserved matters (landscaping) submitted pursuant to outline planning permission ref. PL/21/1728
DELLWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, 22 LIEBENROOD ROAD, READING, RG30 2DX
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0836
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 9 (CMS), 10 (Hours), 11 (Materials/Waste), 25 (EST Plan) of application PL/24/1392
THE HEXAGON, QUEENS WALK, READING, RG1 7UA
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0837
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 45 (Design Code) of application PL/16/0199
Select Car Leasing Stadium, Shooters Way, Reading, RG2 0FL
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0838
Non-material amendments to permission 231673 (granted on 27/03/2024) to alter the wording of condition 47 (glazing and ventilation for north and west elevation units within Block B) to alter the ventilation termination point from roof level to the north, east and west facades of Block B, change the thickness of the secondary glazing and associated works to the mechanical ventilation heat recovery system.
55, Vastern Road, Reading, RG1 8BU
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0839
Change of use from a hotel to day nursery (Use Class E (f)) with associated works, including refuse, cycle and buggy storage. (amended)
60, Bath Road, Reading, RG30 2AY
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Under ConsultationPL/25/0840
Certificate of Lawfulness for Proposed street art to be applied in paint-form to the side of the building
1-3 GREYFRIARS ROAD, READING, RG1 1NU
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0842
Construction of a single-storey rear extension extending 6.6m from the existing rear wall of the bungalow, incorporating a cross-roof design to replace the current gable configuration. Removal of existing side extension (currently used for garden storage and utility). Removal of existing rear conservatory.
2 RUSSET GLADE, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8UJ
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0843
Erection of an outbuilding for use as an annexe.
7 CHALGROVE WAY, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8SJ
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0841
Partial re-roofing to the front elevation, insertion of a conservation rooflight to the rear elevation and installation of a new water supply.
6 CHURCH STREET, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8AT
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Decision MadePL/25/0844
Works to T1 - Monterey Cypress
FLAT 1, 24 ELDON ROAD, READING, RG1 4DL
Received 9 Jun 2025
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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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