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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 dates29,391Searchable applications
436Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,398 approved or refused records
2,482Refused applications
18,916 approved · 2,482 refused · 2,313 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/26/0501
Single-storey rear extension. Installation of PV solar panels on roof of proposed extension.
65 EASTERN AVENUE, READING, RG1 5SQ
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0502
T1 - Removal of snapped beech limb and reduce lower limb by 2.5m in order to prevent risk of limb failure T2 & T3 Prune back overhang of two beech trees located in neighbouring property (no 7) by approx 2m T4 - Reduce overhang to garden on beech within Pinemead by approx 2.5m T5, T6, T7 and T8 - Reduce and reshape line of yew trees in rear garden by 1m in height and spread T9 - Reduce and reshape yew on front driveway by 1m in height and spread (no photo)
PINEMEAD, UPPER WARREN AVENUE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7EJ
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0503
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 (refuse collection details) of application PL/22/0545
27-32, Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DG
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0504
Demolition of single garage and conservatory. Erection of two-storey side extension with car port and two-storey rear extension.
38 LEA CLOSE, READING, RG30 3NB
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0505
Single storey rear extension, First floor rear infill extension, Replacement of existing garage with new larger garage, installation of new gate to front
151 WHITEKNIGHTS ROAD, READING, RG6 7BD
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0506
Proposed erection of single storey side and rear extensions.
10 PICTON WAY, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8NJ
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0507
Proposed ancillary building to the rear of site for gym & store.
177 UPPER WOODCOTE ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JR
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0509
Variation of condition to approved application PL/24/0723 Proposed single-storey front/side porch extension, and retrospective single-storey side extension, increased roof height of rear extension, and alterations to arrangement of windows and doors in rear and side elevations. Require condition 2 proposed elevations drawing no: RG27JS-PP104 Revision B dated 30th May 2024 to be changed to Revision D and proposed block plan & floor plans drawing no: RG27JS-PP103 Revision B dated 30th May 2024 to be changed to Revision D.
70 CRESSINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG2 7JS
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0510
The stairs in the Manor House have become a slip hazard. Wish to paint the entire stair nosing with an anti-slip paint.
HIGHDOWN SCHOOL, SURLEY ROW, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8LR
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0511
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 2,3,4,5,6 and 7 of application PL/19/0478
84 LONDON STREET, READING
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0512
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 (MUGA), 6 (Pedestrian access) and 8 (Landscaping) of application PL/24/1555
Dee Park Open Space, Glenmore Place, Reading, RG30 4EP
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0513
Display of a scheme of advertisements comprising high-level and mid-level fascia signage, including non-illuminated and internally illuminated elements with built-up lettering and logo; internally illuminated signage to the entrance canopy; associated low-level external LED accent lighting; and two freestanding double-sided digital totem signs with static image displays to replace the existing totems.
18 RICHFIELD AVENUE, READING
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0514
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 8 (Boundary treatment), 13 (Contamination) and 14 (Remediation) of application PL/16/1507
2, Water Road, Reading, RG30 2NN
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0516
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 (tree root protection) of application PL/25/1671
NEW CHRIST CHURCH CE PRIMARY SCHOOL, MILMAN ROAD, READING, RG2 0AY
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0517
Change of use of a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) for a maximum of 6 persons.
259 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 7PY
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0518
Front Porch Infill Extension
80 CIRCUIT LANE, READING, RG30 3HW
Received 16 Apr 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0519
Request for EIA Screening Opinion
THAMES VALLEY POLICE, CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7TH
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0520
Single storey front extension
15 PORTWAY CLOSE, READING, RG1 6LB
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0522
Rear Dormer loft conversion and installation of 3 front roof lights
34 VENETIA CLOSE, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8UG
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0523
Erection of a single-storey outbuilding in rear garden
5 HATCHWAY, READING, RG2 8LF
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0524
Loft conversion to create one bedroom and ensuite bathroom, consisting of three rooflights to front elevation and flat roof dormer to rear elevation
49 KIDMORE END ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8ST
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0526
Demolition of existing bungalow and garage and construction of 2no. detached 5-bedroom dwellings with associated parking, cycle storage, refuse storage and landscaping.
26 NEW LANE HILL, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4JP
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0527
Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission PL/25/1538 to add another window to the forward facing elevation of the new rear extension.
1 SWANSEA TERRACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 6HJ
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0528
Creation of 2 new window openings in south-west side elevation of property.
29 HERON ISLAND, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8DQ
Received 20 Apr 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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