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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 dates
29,900Searchable applications
436Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,828 approved or refused records
2,594Refused applications

19,234 approved · 2,594 refused · 2,379 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 23 Oct 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

  1. Decision MadePL/26/0967

    Retrospective Application for various internal works to Listed Building

    14 THE MOUNT, READING, RG1 5HL

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  2. Decision MadePL/26/0969

    Blue Banana shop sign – white stand-off metal letters ‘Blue Banana’ mounted directly to the existing black fascia panel. (amended)

    95 BROAD STREET, READING, RG1 2AP

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  3. Decision MadePL/26/0971

    1 Oak tree - Crown Reduction

    9 CHALGROVE WAY, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8SJ

    Received 20 Jul 2026
  4. Decision MadePL/26/0974

    G1 - G1 Lime x 2 - Remove basal suckers + G2 Lime x 2 Remove basal suckers and Lift crown to achieve 2m separation with bus stop. G3 - G5 Lime x 5 - Lift crowns to 4m and prune crowns to achieve 1.5m separation and remove overhang to adjacent tasty KFC building

    READING RETAIL PARK, OXFORD ROAD, READING

    Received 21 Jul 2026
  5. Decision MadePL/26/0977

    Loft conversion to create one bedroom consisting of one rooflights to front elevation andone rooflight to rear elevation.

    4 MILL ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8DP

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  6. Decision MadePL/26/0975

    Loft conversion to create one bedroom and ensuite bathroom, along with two rooflights to front elevation and a new flat roof dormer to rear elevation

    44 POTTERY ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BQ

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  7. Decision MadePL/26/0976

    Loft conversion to create one bedroom and ensuite bathroom, along, consisting of two rooflights to front elevation and a new flat roof dormer to rear elevation.

    31 BRISBANE ROAD, READING, RG30 2PE

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  8. ClosedPL/26/0978

    Crown reduce 1 Mature Walnut Tree

    10 UPLANDS ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JG

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  9. Decision MadePL/26/0979

    T1 - Willow - prune back branches Mixed Species - Trees at the rear and side of the building to be pruned back

    PREMIER INN, RICHFIELD AVENUE, READING, RG1 8EQ

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  10. Decision MadePL/26/0980

    Installation of wiring for broadband internet.

    SOUTHCOTE LODGE, BURGHFIELD ROAD, READING

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  11. Decision MadePL/26/0981

    Demolition of C20th rear wing, conversion of offices and remodelling of rear addition to form 4x1 bed No. Flats with bike storage, amenity space and bins/recycling facilities. [Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 3 (Materials), 7 (Method Statement) and 8 (Schedule of Works ) of listed building consent 23/1866 to include removal of glazed link, window and door changes, internal and external layout changes, alterations to exterior finish, secondary glazing, new insulation, new vent penetrations, inclusion of solar panels and other associated works and removal of Condition 9 (Materials) as duplicate of Condition 3 (Materials)]

    50 MOUNT PLEASANT, READING, RG1 2TD

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  12. Decision MadePL/26/0982

    Minor amendment to of planning permission PL/22/1645 for enlarged rear elevation second floor gable window and 2x new rooflights to existing second floor bedroom

    SOUTH HILL, UPPER WARREN AVENUE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7EB

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  13. Decision MadePL/26/0983

    Proposed garage conversion, single storey side and rear extensions, hip-to-gable roof alteration incorporating a flat roofed rear box dormer and 4 front rooflights (amended)

    12 KNOWLE CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7LH

    Received 22 Jul 2026
  14. Decision MadePL/26/0985

    A loft conversion including the installation of three roof windows into the pitched roof of the front elevation as well as the addition of a dormer at the rear.

    32 VENETIA CLOSE, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8UG

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  15. Decision MadePL/26/0986

    Proposed single storey side extension to replace an existing timber-framed, covered, storage area.

    70 MAYFIELD DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5JT

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  16. Under ConsultationPL/26/0987

    Change of use from Class E to 2no. flats (Class C3) and associated works.

    16A NORCOT ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BU

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  17. ClosedPL/26/0990

    Installation of a heat pump at first-floor level

    23 ELGAR ROAD, READING, RG2 0BH

    Received 23 Jul 2026
  18. Under ConsultationPL/26/0991

    Conversion of garage to domestic use

    8 BARRINGTON WAY, READING, RG1 6EG

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  19. Decision MadePL/26/0992

    Proposed single storey rear extension

    11 KNOWLE CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7LH

    Received 24 Jul 2026
  20. Under ConsultationPL/26/0993

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of listed building consent 230627 (granted on 05/09/2024 for various internal and external works associated with the change of use of upper floors of No’s 13-16 Market Place to 4 residential units and erection of 2-storey extension creating access from No’s 11-12 Market Place. Demolition of existing rear additions and erection of a 4/5- storey building to create 11 residential units accessed from the rear, with Class E use at basement and ground floor) to incorporate changes including altered glazing and altered entrance arrangements at rear ground floor level, reconfigured cycle and waste access facilities, an enlarged basement floor level, enlargement of the 2-storey extension creating access from No’s 11-12 Market Place, changes to the proposed building line on the west elevation of the new build at 4th floor and roof level and various other associated alterations.

    13 - 16 MARKET PLACE, READING, RG1 2EG

    Received 18 May 2026
  21. Decision MadePL/26/0994

    Creation of a brick enclosure to support historic wall and screen bins from view. Single storey side extension to existing garage.

    8 SURLEY ROW, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8ND

    Received 27 Jul 2026
  22. Under ConsultationPL/26/0995

    Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 13 (Hard & Soft Landscaping) and 17 (Energy - Design SAPs) of application PL/23/0785

    9A CIRCUIT LANE, READING, RG30 3HB

    Received 27 Jul 2026
  23. Decision MadePL/26/0996

    Construction of canopy with stud construction walls and Polycarbonate cladding over existing concrete wall fence and Polycarbonate roofing

    16-20 LONG BARN LANE, READING, RG2 7SZ

    Received 27 Jul 2026
  24. Decision MadePL/26/0998

    T1 - Japanese Pagoda - Crown lift 3.5m crown clean above ground level

    36 CHAZEY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7DS

    Received 27 Jul 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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