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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 dates29,660Searchable applications
436Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,625 approved or refused records
2,539Refused applications
19,086 approved · 2,539 refused · 2,347 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Dec 2007 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/0728
Construction of single storey extension and box dormer to rear roofslope. New access door to front façade. Redevelopment and internal reconfiguration to facilitate change of use to one-bed studio flat (Class C3) and three bedroom flat (Class C3).
25 SCHOOL ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5AR
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0729
We are applying to carry out the works identified in the attached survey.
Robin Hill, Upper Warren Avenue, Reading, RG4 7ED
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0731
Single storey rear extension with roof lights and conversion of existing garage to habitable space (amended)
38 STANHOPE ROAD, READING, RG2 7HN
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0732
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a single storey rear extension with rooflights
21 BALMORE DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8NL
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0733
T2 European hornbeam and T3 European hornbeam - Low crowns of Trees 2 and 3 shall be lifted to 3m above ground level
PROSPECT HOUSE, PROSPECT PARK HOSPITAL, HONEY END LANE, READING, RG30 4EJ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0734
"Blue Banana" shop fascia - white powder coated tray with black stand-off letters
95 BROAD STREET, READING, RG1 2AP
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0735
Rear garden T.1 Privet tree (G) Crown reduction- reducing the tree by up to 2m as shown in pictures by using a chainsaw and hedge cutters.
220 KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 4JJ
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0736
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 1 (Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment) of application PL/24/0022
2 BRIDGE STREET, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8AA
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0737
Proposed use as supported accommodation for 1 to 2 young people aged 16 to 17 with floating/visiting support (Class C2) (amended description)
18 MONCK COURT, SOUTHCOTE ROAD, READING, RG30 2AF
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0739
Discharge of condition 49 (Car Parking Management Plan) of planning permission PL/23/1673, as granted on 27/03/2024
55, Vastern Road, Reading, RG1 8BU
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0740
T1 Variegated shrub - Reshape crown of shrub T2 Beech- Trim top and sides of beech, removing as much material as practicable whilst retaining greenery T3 Pyracantha - Trim and tidy pyracantha, removing as much material as practicable whilst retaining greenery T4 Conifer hedge - Reduce height of hedge and trim face, removing as much material as practicable whilst retaining greenery T5 Overhanging Vegetation - Cut overhanging vegetation next to greenhouse back to the boundary T6 Honeysuckle 1 - Trim top and faces of honeysuckle by greenhouse, removing as much material as practicable whilst retaining greenery T7 Honeysuckle 2 - Hard trim to top and face of honeysuckle, removing as much material as practicable whilst retaining greenery T8 Star jasmine - All round trim, removing as much material as practicable whilst retaining greenery
42 NEW ROAD, READING, RG1 5JD
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0741
Front Porch Addition
5 ECCLES CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5BJ
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0742
Single storey extension and associated alterations to create a separate one-bedroom residential dwelling and associated work
67 AMBLECOTE ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4BS
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0743
Discharge of conditions 5 (security strategy) and 6 (pedestrian only entry/exit point details) of planning permission PL/25/0639, as granted on 25/07/2025.
FORBURY PARK, KENAVON DRIVE, READING
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0744
Single storey side extension and internal alterations
925 OXFORD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6TP
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0750
T1 Ash - Reduce to previous points of pruning.
ARMOUR HILL ALLOTMENTS, ARMOUR HILL, TILEHURST, READING
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0751
Removal and replacement of existing boundary fencing and gates.
UNIVERSITY OF READING, WHITEKNIGHTS ROAD, EARLEY, RG6 6AX
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0752
Discharge of condition 4 (Cleaning Method Statement) of listed building consent PL/25/1179, as granted on 15/10/2025.
8-10 Station Road, 15 Friar Street and Units 1-26 Harris Arcade, Reading, RG1 1DB
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0754
Relocation of existing plant to upper roof level, creation of roof terrace for office use, installation of solar photovoltaic panels, erection of parapets and plant screening and associated works (amended)
29 CASTLE STREET, READING
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0755
Prune 1 Copper beech
BLAGDON ROAD NURSERY SCHOOL, BLAGDON ROAD, READING, RG2 7NT
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0756
Various external changes, including new window and door openings
CLAYFIELD COPSE PAVILION, CAVERSHAM PARK ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0757
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Construction Management Plan) of application PL/23/1190
20-30 KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 3EX
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0758
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 (Construction Method Statement) of application PL/23/0450
21 HERON ISLAND, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8DQ
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0760
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 12, 15, 16 and 18 of application PL/22/0734
67 SOUTHCOTE LANE, READING, RG30 3AQ
Received 9 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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