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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 dates28,992Searchable applications
436Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 21,074 approved or refused records
2,400Refused applications
18,674 approved · 2,400 refused · 2,256 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Jun 2008 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0126
Erection of a single-storey, timber-clad ancillary residential annexe in rear garden
332 KIDMORE ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7NG
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0127
Installation of two freestanding advertisements.
2 WILLOW VIEW, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 6LB
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0128
Erection of an attached single storey single side garage (amended)
85 HAMILTON ROAD, READING, RG1 5RB
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0129
T1 (Chinese yellow wood tree): Fell to Ground Level. T2 (Scots pine): Fell to just above ground level. T3 (Douglas fir): Fell to just above ground level
64 HAMILTON ROAD, READING, RG1 5RD
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0130
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 16 - (Biodiversity) of application PL/20/1757
85 PELL STREET, READING, RG1 2NP
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0131
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 – (Construction Method Statement) of application PL/25/1274
97, York Road, Reading, RG1 8DU
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0132
Retrospective application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission PL/22/0451 - Amendments to the position of side elevation windows serving the ground floor WC’s and first floor bathrooms. Amendments to the position and size of the rear elevation patio doors serving the ground floor living rooms
5 WOODS ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 6NA
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0134
Sycamore tree (T7- 5/05 - TPO) -Remove 2 branches
27 COPPERFIELDS, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7PQ
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0135
Erection of outbuilding for use associated with Kadampa Meditation Centre.
9 BATH ROAD, READING, RG1 6HH
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0136
Existing use of garage as a residential studio.
144A CHAPEL HILL, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5DF
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0137
Tree – Cedar tree T45, TPO order number 99/06 - Remove to ground level.
57-59 BATH ROAD, READING, RG30 2BA
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0138
Redevelopment and demolition of buildings, erection of 51no. retirement apartments and conversion of the former School House to form 10no. general open market apartments including communal facilities, access, car parking and landscaping. The conversion of former gate house lodge to form 1 no. general open market dwelling.
HEMDEAN HOUSE SCHOOL, HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SD
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0139
Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 2.8m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
46 MERTON ROAD SOUTH, READING, RG2 8AX
Received 2 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0140
Single-storey side extension.
73 BALMORE DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8NN
Received 3 Feb 2026 - ValidPL/26/0141
1. Crown reduction of the tree 15/9 (T1) and pruning of branches
7 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SB
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0142
Rear extension measuring 5.5m in depth, with a maximum height of 2.78m, and 2.25m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015. (amended)
46 Donnington Road, Reading, RG1 9ND
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0144
Proposed front ground floor extension, side bay window, and side extension following demolition of existing storage
61 AMBROOK ROAD, READING, RG2 8SJ
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0146
Single storey rear/side extension and garage conversion with associated elevational changes and front extension
47 ARMOUR HILL, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 6JP
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0145
Minor amendment of planning permission PL/22/0780 to amend the wording of conditions 20 (Design stage BREEAM) and 21 (Final BREEAM) (Amended)
640 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1EH
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0147
Erection of digital display advertising device (2.4m x 1.23m)
69, London Road, Reading, RG1 5BW
Received 3 Feb 2026 - ClosedPL/26/0148
Erection of a single-storey, timber-clad ancillary residential granny annexe within the rear garden.
332 KIDMORE ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7NG
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0149
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 (EVC charging) and 7 (refuse and recycling storage) of application PL/24/1589
THE WILLOWS, 2 HEXHAM ROAD, READING, RG2 7UG
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0150
Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 2.9m, and 2.75m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
32 HEXHAM ROAD, READING, RG2 7UG
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0151
Single storey rear extension, alterations to fenestration and changes to access onto a shared pathway.
15 PRIORY AVENUE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SE
Received 4 Feb 2026
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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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