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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 dates30,039Searchable applications
443Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 21,956 approved or refused records
2,616Refused applications
19,340 approved · 2,616 refused · 2,394 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 14 Sept 2007 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 28 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Under ConsultationPL/26/1142
Internal illuminated sequential advertisement capable of static and dynamic content display with automatic rotation of images
Pavement o/s , 150 Friar Street, Reading , RG1 1EX
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1137
Internal illuminated sequential advertisement capable of static and dynamic content display with automatic rotation of images
Pavement o/s , 21 Oxford Road, Reading , RG1 7QG
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1138
Double sided LED advert display on bus stop
Pavement o/s , 27 Oxford Road, Reading , RG1 7QD
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1140
Double sided LED advert display on bus stop
Pavement o/s , 32-41 West Street, Reading , RG1 1TZ
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1141
Double sided LED advert display on bus stop
Pavement o/s, 129 Friar Street, Reading, RG1 1HP
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1143
Double sided LED advert display on bus stop
Pavement o/s , 25A-25B Friar Street, Reading , RG1 1DP
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1144
Double sided LED advert
Pavement o/s , 58-60 Oxford Road, Reading , RG1 7LT
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1145
Double sided LED advert
Pavement o/s , 41 Oxford Road, Reading , RG1 7QE
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1147
Minor amendment to plans under condition 5 of planning permission 10/01461/OUT (PL/10/2172) to include visitor parking spaces (amended)
31 FLAGSTAFF ROAD, READING, RG2 6DN
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1148
Proposed change of use of existing extended dwelling user class C3 for use as a Large HMO of 7 bedrooms for 7 persons Sui Generis use class
2 THE GROVE, READING, RG1 4RB
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1149
Retrospective application for the subdivision of the existing ground floor commercial premises to form two separate Class E commercial units and creation of a new shopfront.
74 SCHOOL ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5AW
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1150
Double sided LED advert display on bus stop
Pavement o/s , 37-41 Station Road, Reading , RG1 1LX
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1151
Double sided LED advert display on bus stop
Pavement o/s , 6-7 St Mary’s Butts, Reading , RG1 2LN
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/1152
Application for a Non-Material Amendment Following a Grant of Planning Permission PL/24/1422 - Window fenestration update to reflect on site construction, existing signage panel above ground floor retained and brick header painted grey to match existing to ground floor facade.
173 SOUTHAMPTON STREET, READING, RG1 2QZ
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/1154
Various works to various trees
25 ROSE KILN LANE, READING, RG2 0JZ
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/1156
External remediation works to Indigo Apartments
INDIGO APARTMENTS, 45 CROWN STREET, READING
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1159
Proposed garden room
8 WINCROFT ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7HH
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Decision MadePL/26/1160
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 15 (BREEAM Certificate) of application PL/22/1110
Units 2 and 6, Reading Retail Park, Reading, RG30 1PR
Received 27 Aug 2026 - ValidPL/26/1161
Team to laterally reduce by up to 2m branches of mixed species that are encroaching on street lights in carpark up to a height of 5m (G1 - Ash, Maple and Lime)
TESCO EXTRA, NAPIER ROAD, READING, RG1 8DF
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1163
Erection of pitched roof gazebo in rear garden.
151 PEPPARD ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8TR
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1164
Extensions to existing buildings and rooftop safety railings
THE RIDGEWAY SCHOOL, HILLBROW, READING, RG2 8JD
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1166
Repair and maintenance to ground floor windows and sills
104 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 7LL
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1167
Demolition of the front and rear chimney stacks and replacement with roof covering to match existing
16 CHESTER STREET, READING, RG30 1LR
Received 27 Aug 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1169
Full planning application for car park extension with reconfigured internal vehicular circulation, landscaping and play equipment, outdoor play space and boundary treatment.
THE RIDGEWAY SCHOOL, HILLBROW, READING, RG2 8JD
Received 27 Aug 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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