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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 dates29,113Searchable applications
436Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 21,168 approved or refused records
2,420Refused applications
18,748 approved · 2,420 refused · 2,273 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 May 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0212
Part-retrospective proposal for mixed use to introduce pizza takeaway to existing pharmacy and post office (Sui Generis) with associated shopfront alterations (amended description)
266-274 , Oxford Road, Reading, RG30 1AD
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0213
Discharge of condition 16 (noise assessment of the proposed mechanical plant) of planning permission PL/23/1673, as granted on 27/03/2024.
55, Vastern Road, Reading, RG1 8BU
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0214
Forward projection on existing single storey side extension along with raising the roof of the existing single storey wrap around extension.
54 ST ANNES ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7PB
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0215
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer window and two front rooflights
83 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8HY
Received 17 Feb 2026 - ClosedPL/26/0216
Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code Regulations 2003 to Utilise Permitted Development Rights, Proposed removal and replacement of 3no. antennas and installation of associated ancillary equipment thereto.
Reading Bridge House, Reading Bridge, Vastern Road,, Reading, RG1 8LS
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0218
Car port with green roof and associated landscaping (amended description)
5, Grass Hill, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7TJ
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0221
Front Porch, Single storey rear extension, Internal Alterations and Stand-alone pergola
17 APPLEBY END, READING, RG30 2NR
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0222
Single-storey rear extension and new rear patio area.
140A SOUTHCOTE LANE, READING, RG30 3AF
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0223
Proposed change of use from single storey office unit into a one-bedroom residential unit.
2A DONNINGTON GARDENS, READING, RG1 5LY
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0224
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 4 (Contamination report), 5 (Demolition remediation report) and 6 (Validation report for the remediation report) of application PL/25/1214
EATON COURT, 104-112 Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7FU
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0226
Proposed use of one of four existing ancillary offices (two on the ground floor and two on the first floor) within Unit 3A Trafford Road as a Private Hire Vehicle Operator’s office.
3 TRAFFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 8JP
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0228
Minor amendment for planning permission 161507/OUT for the “Demolition of 4 existing dwelling houses 2,4,6 Water Road and 158 Dee Road and erection of 6 no.4 bedroom and 5 no. 3 bedroom dwellings and car parking. Landscaping a reserved matter” for minor amendments to the gables, fenestration, canopies, boundary treatments and internal amendments.
2, Water Road, Reading, RG30 2NN
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0229
Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed demolition of existing structure with asbestos roof and replace with similar structure with tiled roof
UNIT 2, MARCUS CLOSE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4EA
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0230
Single storey rear extension
6 ST BARNABAS ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RA
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0231
Dormer to rear
117 CUMBERLAND ROAD, READING, RG1 3JY
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0232
Change of use of existing building from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 29 new apartments. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
REGENTS GATE, 25-41 CROWN STREET, READING, RG1 2PQ
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0233
Change of use of property from C4 use class (6 bedroom HMO) to Sui Generis use class for seven bedroom HMO.
24 BAKER STREET, READING, RG1 7XX
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0234
Erection of fence on property boundary with a height to match neighbouring properties. (Retrospective)
14 FRASER AVENUE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 6RT
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0235
Tree no.1 - Mature Red Horse Chestnut - Fell to ground level.
9 BATH ROAD, READING, RG1 6HH
Received 20 Feb 2026 - ValidPL/26/0236
Silver birch – remove 3 branches
112 Hamilton Road,, Reading, RG1 5RE
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0237
Demolition of the former public house and the erection of a part five-storey building comprising six self-contained residential flats (Use Class C3) with a Commercial, Business and Service unit at ground floor (Use Class E) and associated works.
BATTLE INN PH, 2 BEDFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 7HS
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0238
Change of use of ground and lower ground floors from restaurant (Class E) with ancillary staff accommodation, to 6 flats (3 x 1-bed, 3 x 2-bed) including external alterations, new windows, bin storage, and boundary treatments to rear.
64-72 KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 3BJ, READING,, RG1 3BJ
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0239
“External works in connection with the conversion of the building to residential use, to facilitate landscape and amenity enhancements, and associated ancillary works”
Great Brighams Mead, Vastern Road, Reading , RG1 8DJ
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0241
Proposed change of use of existing Doctors Surgery to three Class C3 flats and associated works.
1 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, READING, RG2 7AB
Received 24 Nov 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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