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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 dates29,590Searchable applications
436Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,562 approved or refused records
2,523Refused applications
19,039 approved · 2,523 refused · 2,341 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Jan 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0695
Continued change of use from E(g)(i) offices to F1(a) school for 1289 square metres for a further temporary period of three years, to accommodate up to 125 pupils.
14 ARKWRIGHT ROAD, READING, RG2 0LS
Received 26 May 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0696
Replacement of two existing advertisement signs with two illuminated digital advertisement displays
182-184 Henley Road, Reading, RG4 5DL
Received 26 May 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0698
Proposed single storey rear extension with tiled pitched roof and brickwork to match existing house.
33 PICTON WAY, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8NJ
Received 27 May 2026 - ClosedPL/26/0700
In progress side extension, and rear roof dormer.
40 ALL HALLOWS ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5LP
Received 27 May 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0703
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (CEMP), 5 (CMS) and 14 (AMS & TPP) of application PL/23/0785
9A CIRCUIT LANE, READING, RG30 3HB
Received 27 May 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0704
An increase in childcare spaces from 37 to 50 children
22 FATHERSON ROAD, READING, RG1 4PL
Received 28 May 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0705
Rear extension measuring 4.8m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.3m, and 2.9m 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.
30 BOURNE AVENUE, READING, RG2 0DU
Received 28 May 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0708
Conversion of the existing building to mixed restaurant/takeaway (Sui Generis) use at ground floor and basement with the creation of 4 flats (Use Class C3) across the ground, first, second and third floors with external alterations to the rear elevation
10 Castle Street, Reading, RG1 7RD
Received 28 May 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0710
Proposed erection of a rear extension and conversion of the garage to ancillary accommodation, incorporating a 3.0m parapet flat roof and alterations to fenestration.
24 FONTWELL DRIVE, READING, RG30 4QR
Received 29 May 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0712
T19 SYCAMORE, T23 & T24 HORNBEAM - crown reduction
3 NOTLEY PLACE, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PW
Received 29 May 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0713
Fell T6 Eucalyptus
GROVELAND PLACE, READING, RG30 2LG
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0714
Various works to three Birch trees, one Maple and one Sycamore’
1 CHANDLER CLOSE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4DW
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0715
Reduce one Lime; fell one Hornbeam
3 NOTLEY PLACE, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PW
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0716
Single Storey Rear Extension
14 WOBURN CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7HB
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0717
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 (Ventilation & Extraction) of application PL/24/0332
121-122 BROAD STREET, READING, RG1 2BD
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0718
Proposed conversion of Existing use as 2No Self Contained Apartments to revert to a Single family Dwelling
FLAT 1, 51 ST PETERS ROAD, READING, RG6 1PA
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0719
Non-material amendments to permission PL/23/1673 (granted on 27/03/2024) to amend the wording of condition 14 (compliance condition in relation to the drainage strategy) by altering the approved drainage strategy.
55, Vastern Road, Reading, RG1 8BU
Received 1 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0721
Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission PL/24/1589
2, The Willows, Hexham Road, Reading, RG2 7UG
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0722
Proposed single storey side and rear infill extension plus conversion of an existing garage
30 LAWRENCE ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BH
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0724
Proposed tree works within a conservation area
10-12 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, READING
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0723
Full planning application for repairs to roofs 1, 7 and 8
ST PETERS CHURCH, CHURCH ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7AD
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0726
Single-storey side extension
5 PANTILE CLOSE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4HX
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0727
Replacement of timber windows and uPVC windows with double-glazed uPVC across all elevations. Replacement of timber soffits and fascias with fibre cement board.
BLANDFORD COURT, 108 QUEENS ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0730
T2 - Norway Spruce - fell; T3 Western red Cedar, remove specified low branches; T4 English Oak - cut branches overhanging the tennis courts. Reduce back to fence level
25 FERNBROOK ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7HG
Received 3 Jun 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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