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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 dates30,126Searchable applications
443Recorded as pending
88%Approval rate · 22,026 approved or refused records
2,639Refused applications
19,387 approved · 2,639 refused · 2,414 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 Aug 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Under ConsultationPL/26/1310
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 5 (Hard and Soft Landscaping), 6 (Biodiversity Enhancements) & 7 (Interim BREEAM) of PL/22/1299
18 PEPPARD ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8JZ
Received 1 Oct 2026 - ValidPL/26/1312
Application for Tree works - fell T5 Willow to a 3m monolith
3 KNOWLE CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7LH
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1316
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 3 (External Material Schedule) of application PL/26/0243
1 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, READING, RG2 7AB
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1317
Proposal: Outline planning application (all matters reserved except for Access) for demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a data centre (Use Class B8), fuel cells for energy generation, ancillary office space and associated plant, drainage, backup power generation, sub-station, car parking, landscaping, engineering works and formation of and alterations to access roads.
Microsoft Ltd, Thames Valley Park Drive, Earley, Wokingham, RG6 1WG
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1322
Two-storey side extension combined with single-storey front, bay window and open porch extension
12 GRAFTON ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4QJ
Received 2 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1323
Rebuild front boundary wall following removal of existing
11 WHITEKNIGHTS ROAD, READING, RG6 7BY
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1327
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 13 of application PL/26/0241
1 CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, READING, RG2 7AB
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1328
Proposed loft conversion with a flat roof rear dormer
55 HATFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 3JB
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1329
Change of use from Class E (offices) to C3 (dwelling houses) to comprise 10 flats. Prior Notification under Class MA, Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015.
92 AUDLEY STREET, READING, RG30 1BS
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1331
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 5 (Sustainable Drainage Strategy) of application PL/26/0335
Unit 1, Scours Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6AX
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1332
Certificate application for a children's home to operate within Use Class C3
57 SILVERTHORNE DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7NR
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1335
Change of Use of detached outbuilding part of 414 Gosbrook Road, to vehicle sales (Sui Generis)
414 GOSBROOK ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8EG
Received 6 Oct 2026 - ValidPL/26/1340
Trees 7, 8, 219, 221, 224, 227, 228, 232, 238, 239b and G189. Carry-out works as per attached tree condition survey.
SHOW HOUSE, 1 THE FAIRWAY, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8JQ
Received 7 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1342
Erection of single storey external outbuilding
4 ALBERT ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7PE
Received 7 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1344
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 12 (Noise Assessment) of application PL/23/1190
20-30 KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 3EX
Received 8 Oct 2026 - ValidPL/26/1345
Re-pollard 1 Lime tree
MILLENNIUM COURT, 2A NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, READING
Received 8 Oct 2026 - ValidPL/26/1347
T.3 Cedar Remove 1 dog leg stem growing over the neighbouring chimney stack to source
232 UPPER WOODCOTE ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JN
Received 9 Oct 2026 - ValidPL/26/1348
T.1 Mulberry Reduce through 360 by approximately 0.75-1m. Crown lift to approximately 2m
86 HAMILTON ROAD, READING, RG1 5RD
Received 9 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1349
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 8 (Hard and Soft Landscaping) of application PL/26/0943
7 EASTERN AVENUE, READING, RG1 5RU
Received 9 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1350
Proposed single storey side/rear extension.
22 MELROSE AVENUE, READING
Received 9 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1353
Proposed single storey rear extension.
24 ROMSEY ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6UP
Received 9 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1355
Conversion of part of the double garage to form a home office, and associated alterations
6 COPPERFIELDS, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7PQ
Received 12 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1358
Discharge of Conditions 7 ( proposed roof insulation) and 8 (Materials) of application PL/25/1017
43 CHURCH ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7AG
Received 12 Oct 2026 - Under ConsultationPL/26/1359
Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 4 of application PL/26/0444
3-5 Craven Road, Reading, RG1 5LE
Received 12 Oct 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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