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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates29,285Searchable applications
436Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,315 approved or refused records
2,457Refused applications
18,858 approved · 2,457 refused · 2,293 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 28 Mar 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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- Under ConsultationPL/26/0385
Change use from C3 residential house to three flats, 1 no. 2 /3 bedroom flat on the ground floor, 1 no. 1 bedroom flat at first floor and 1 no. 1 bedroom flat at second floor.
95 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, READING, RG2 7PT
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0386
Various external repair works to the Main Building (English Block) including: replacement of roof and ridge tiles, windows, gutters and downpipes; replacement of flat roof coverings resulting in an increased height on the west elevation; repair of external walls, windows, fascias and soffits.
READING SCHOOL, ERLEIGH ROAD, READING
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0387
Provision of a new modular building to provide safe refuge and sleeping accommodation for homeless people.
THE SALVATION ARMY HOSTEL, WILLOW STREET, READING, RG1 6AB
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0388
Roof extension, including a raised ridge, one roof dormer and rear gable to form first-floor accommodation; single-storey side and rear extensions (amended).
33A MANSFIELD ROAD, READING, RG1 6AL
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0389
Discharge of condition 39 (ii) (Final BREEAM Certificate associated with the retail shop or restaurant and cafe) of planning permission PL/17/0326, as granted on 15/03/2018.
LAND BETWEEN WELDALE STREET AND CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7BW
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0390
Application for Tree works - The trees are located within the car park area to the rear of the dental practice, the proposed works aim to manage the size and condition of the trees within the confined car park environment.
Kendrick View Dental Practice, 5 Kendrick View, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5BN
Received 23 Mar 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0392
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5, 6, 7, 9, 12 and 20 of application PL/23/0102
8 ARDLER ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5AE
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0395
Single storey side and rear extension including raised fence on side of the property
9 CARDIGAN ROAD, READING, RG1 5QL
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0393
Garage conversion, first-floor front extension, erection of a front porch, and replacement of the front canopy above the front bay window (amended).
15 LANCASTER CLOSE, READING, RG1 5HB
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0397
Replacement of previously approved 4no. external ventilation penetrations with metal louvres into 2no. ventilation penetrations of revised size and quantity. Removal of the existing modern glazed partition with a glass door in the entry between grids G10–F10, forming part of the contemporary installation elements. Removal and relocation of display screens, listing boards and radiators in the entrance lobby. Replacement of existing crest on the front elevation (amended description)
READING CROWN COURT, THE FORBURY, READING, RG1 3EH
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0398
Rear garden T.1 Pear Section fell
86 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0399
Application for Non-material amendment to planning permission reference PL/19/2032 to facilitate amendments Condition 90 (Access)
Station Hill , Station Hill , Reading, RG1 1NB
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0400
Deed of Variation relating to paragraph 2 of the Fifth Schedule of Section 106 Agreement related to planning permission ref. PL/22/1312/VAR
17 KIDMORE END ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0402
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 (insulation installation schedule of works and methodology) of listed building consent ref .PL/22/0546
27-32 MARKET PLACE, READING, RG1 2DG
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0403
Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission PL/22/0064 - Minor alterations to elevations; gables, fenestration, canopies and boundary treatments. Internal layouts amended.
2, Water Road, Reading, RG30 2NN
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0406
Proposed single storey rear extension
22 FONTWELL DRIVE, READING, RG30 4QR
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0407
Proposed 2 storey Side extensions
12B NORTHCOURT AVENUE, READING, RG2 7HA
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0408
Full planningfor proposed public realm and highway improvements to Acacia Road and its junction with Redlands Road, to include the partial demolition of one section of existing wall to enable wider access to MERL, the reconfiguration of parking areas, enhancement of pedestrian routes and associated landscaping.
Acacia Road, Reading
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0409
Retrospective application for shopfront alterations including cladding, glazing, fascia grill, external lighting trough uplighter and overhead LEDs and awning.
2-3 BUTTER MARKET, READING, RG1 2DP
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0410
Erection of a two storey side extension, two storey rear extension, single storey side and rear extension without complying with conditions 2 and 7 of planning permission PL/25/1001 to reposition the garage 3 metres further back within the plot
8 HAWTHORNE ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 6LY
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0411
Proposed alterations including location of new mechanical system for kitchen extracting ductwork to the rear of the building and fresh air system and toilet extraction to the rear of the building via louvre grills. 2 no. air conditioning condenser units to the rear of the building.
173 FRIAR STREET, READING
Received 27 Mar 2026 - ValidPL/26/0412
15 Charles Street has been used as x3 self-contained properties for more than 4 years.
15 CHARLES STREET, READING, RG1 7DB
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0413
Conversion of existing double garage to habitable space and store room, including new window to replace garage door, new side door and changes to windows and door to rear.
11 THE RISE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8NZ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0415
Reserved Matters application pursuant to Outline Planning Permission ref. 192032 for the development of Plots A, B and D at Station Hill, Reading, comprising the erection of two buildings to provide residential units (Use Class C3), including affordable housing, ground floor flexible commercial units (Use Class E), resident amenity space, associated landscaping and public realm works, including Station Hill Gardens and to Station Hill Square, new pedestrian routes, cycle parking, servicing, refuse storage, plant and ancillary infrastructure, with all associated works. Discharge of conditions which are triggered with the Reserved Matters Application including Conditions 54(iii), 63, 75, 76, 86, 94, 95, 96, 99, 107 and 112.
Station Hill, Reading, RG1 1NF
Received 27 Mar 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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