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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 dates29,721Searchable applications
436Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,675 approved or refused records
2,547Refused applications
19,128 approved · 2,547 refused · 2,356 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 3 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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More application records
- Decision MadePL/26/0791
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 11 (Biodiversity) of application PL/25/0759
CROWNE PLAZA READING, RICHFIELD AVENUE, READING, RG1 8BD
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0792
Prior Approval for the erection of a single-storey rear extension extending 4.0 metres beyond the rear wall of the original dwellinghouse, with a maximum height of 3.0 metres and an eaves height of 2.7 metres.
68 BUCKINGHAM DRIVE, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8SA
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0793
Rear extension measuring 5.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.10m, and 3.0m 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.
48 VALENTINE CRESCENT, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5JJ
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0794
Single storey rear extension, including garage conversion.
22 CHAZEY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7DS
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0795
Single storey rear extension that extends 3m from the rear boundary of the original house.
45 THE WILLOWS, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8BD
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0796
Discharge of Condition 5 (Construction Environmental Management Plan: Biodiversity) of planning permission PL/26/0091, as granted on 11/06/2026.
ABBEY GARDENS, 4-6 ABBEY STREET, READING, RG1 3BA
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0798
Prior Approval under Class MA of Schedule 2, Part 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use of the first floor, second floor and loft floors from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) use to Class C3 (Residential) use to provide 3 no. self-contained flats, together with associated refuse and cycle storage.
58 KINGS ROAD, READING
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0799
T.1 Paper Birch - Crown reduce by approximately 20% of leaf area. Crown lift 2.5m
29 DENMARK ROAD, READING, RG1 5PA
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0800
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 13 (respite centre refuse details) and 23 (residential refuse details) of application PL/23/0613
Amethyst Lane, Reading, RG30 2EZ
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0801
Erection of a new dwelling.
98 CONISBORO AVENUE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JF
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0802
Conservatory to rear of property (retrospective)
52 OSBORNE ROAD, READING, RG30 2PG
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0803
Single storey front and side extension including garage conversion and chimney stack removal
8 GURNEY DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7LG
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0804
Proposed single storey rear / 2 Storey side & a garage conversion.
2 LANCASTER CLOSE, READING, RG1 5HB
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/0805
Change of Use of ancillary Annexe building to self contained dwelling (Class C3).
ASHFIELD, 5 KENDRICK ROAD, READING, RG1 5DU
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0809
Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission PL/23/1535 (Change of Use of the third floor from office space to residential, the creation of two 3-bed flats and the removal of existing modern partitions and the addition of new partitions) to vary the wording of condition 4
SECOND FLOOR, 81 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4QA
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0806
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 (CEMP) of application PL/26/0247
22 WELLSWOOD GARDENS, READING, RG1 5BF
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0808
Rear extension measuring 8.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 2.79m, and 2.64m 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.
19 SHEPHERDS LANE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JJ
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0811
T1 - Ash - Fell to ground level and replace with 1x Oak (Quercus robur)
230 PEPPARD ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8UA
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0812
G1 x Row of self seeded Ash and Sycamore - Trim back to boundary fence line Fell one dead Purple Plum
FLAT 1, 3 KENDRICK ROAD, READING, RG1 5DU
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0813
Works to building frontage with a side extension, following partial demolition of building. Works also include the replacement of external materials, reconfiguration of internal layouts and relocation of vehicle access and addition of plant.
READING COLD STORE, DEACON WAY, TILEHURST, READING
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0814
Change of use from a builder's yard/ storage/ distribution (Class B8/Sui Generis) to a barber shop (Class E) Retrospective
32A ARDLER ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5AE
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0815
Proposed works to various trees
ROSEHILL HOUSE, PEPPARD ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0816
Flat-roofed rear dormer extension. (amended)
16 ELGAR ROAD, READING, RG2 0BJ
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/0818
T1 Cedar - • Prune to give 2m clearance to building
FLAT 1, 3 KENDRICK ROAD, READING, RG1 5DU
Received 22 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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