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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 dates29,452Searchable applications
436Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,449 approved or refused records
2,496Refused applications
18,953 approved · 2,496 refused · 2,319 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 13 Feb 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0556
Part garage conversion and single storey rear extension
28 BAYDON DRIVE, READING, RG1 6JB
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0557
Garage conversion including bay window to front elevation, first floor side extension over garage and single storey rear extension including 1no. roof lantern
20 WINSER DRIVE, READING, RG30 3EQ
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0558
Proposed two floor side extension following demolition of existing storage, C3 use
2 BLANDFORD ROAD, READING, RG2 8RD
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0560
Change of use and conversion of the existing vacant Grade II listed building at 187–189 Kings Road from office use (Class E) to student accommodation (sui generis), together with associated internal and external alterations, landscaping, cycle and refuse storage, and all ancillary works
187-189 KINGS ROAD, READING
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0561
Change of use and conversion of the existing vacant Grade II listed building at 187–189 Kings Road from office use (Class E) to student accommodation (sui generis), together with associated internal and external alterations, landscaping, cycle and refuse storage, and all ancillary works.
187-189 KINGS ROAD, READING
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0562
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions C3 and C4 (Contamination investigation) of application PL/24/0949
ADVANTAGE, 87 CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7SN
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0563
T48/A - Sycamore - Fell to ground level . MT47 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level. T48 - Common Lime - Remove Sucker Growth . T49 - Common Lime - Remove Sucker Growth. T54 - Common Lime - Remove Sucker Growth. T9 - Common Oak - Raise low canopy to 4.0m
THE HUNTLEY, CARMELITE DRIVE, READING
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0564
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 15 (courtyard operational management plan) of planning permission) ref. PL/22/0545.
27-32, Market Place, Reading, RG1 2DG
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0565
Loft Conversion with Rear Dormer and two forward-facing Velux rooflights
2 MAYTREE WALK, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 6LZ
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0566
Permission to enclose two rear-side sections of an existing restaurant yard
206 CAVERSHAM ROAD, READING, RG1 8AZ
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0567
Proposed single-storey rear extension following demolition of an existing conservatory.
8 RYDAL AVENUE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6XT
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0568
Prune 4 Oak trees (T3, T4, T7 & T8)
29 LOWER ELMSTONE DRIVE, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5EB
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0569
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 10 - Car Parking Management Plan - of application PL/23/0613
Amethyst Lane, Reading, RG30 2EZ
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0571
Removal and replacement of damaged render to front external wall
136 CASTLE HILL, READING, RG1 7RW
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0572
Part single storey part 2 storey side and rear extensions, conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with rear facing dormer
79 WOODCOTE ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7EY
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0573
Full planning application for the removal of the existing rooftop safety lines and handrails and replacement with rooftop safety rails and installation of fixed ladder
THE ORACLE, BRIDGE STREET, READING, RG1 2LR
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0575
Conversion of garage into habitable space , single storey rear conservatory, roof light to loft bedroom, roof light to kitchen and a rear garden room
203 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8LD
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0574
Proposed replacement of 2x illuminated signs (amended description)
1 STATION ROAD, READING, RG1 1LG
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0576
Variation of condition 2 of application PL/21/0540 (Construction of new food and drink quarter (constructed using shipping containers) including restaurants and cafes (Class E) and Bar (Sui Generis) and use of external spaces for erection of beach huts, seating, new terrace, refuse store, customer toilets, pergola, landscaping, boundary treatment and associated works) - To enable the continued operation of Blue Collar Bar beyond the initial 5 year limit imposed by Condition 2.
BLUE COLLAR CORNER, 15 HOSIER STREET, READING, RG1 7QL
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0577
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 11 - EV parking details - of application PL/23/0613
AMETHYST LANE, READING, RG30 2EZ
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0578
Installation of a telecommunications cable within a Grade II listed building to provide fibre connectivity
Reading Station, Station Approach, Reading, RG1 1LY
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0579
Extension to existing garage to create workshop.
54 SHEPHERDS LANE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JL
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0580
Proposed hip-to-gable loft conversion with velux windows on front and rear elevations, and single storey front porch extension.
55 KIDMORE END ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8ST
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0582
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 5 detached houses with private and communal amenity space, driveway, parking and refuse stores.
58 BATH ROAD, READING, RG30 2AY
Received 30 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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