Basement planning approval rate in Reading
80% of 45 decided basement applications in Reading were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
80%
Approval rate, all years, from 45 decided
45
decided basement applications in Reading: 36 approved, 9 refused
76%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 29 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Example basement decisions in Reading
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| PL/22/0933 | 2025 | Approved | Demolition of existing buildings and installation of basement and erection of part 7, part 11 storey mixed use building comprising 103 upper floor residentia... 35-39 Friar Street Reading RG1 1DX |
| PL/24/1249 | 2025 | Approved | Part basement, part single storey, part 2 storey rear extension, removal of rear dormer and changes to fenestration (amended) 85 HAMILTON ROAD, READING, RG1 5RB |
| PL/24/1492 | 2025 | Approved | Single storey wrap around extension to basement flat (flat 7) and side extension to Ground floor flat (Flat 2) Flat 2 & 7, 194 Tilehurst Road, Reading, RG30 2LY |
| PL/24/1284 | 2024 | Refused | External works to basement floor to create new window openings 205-207 Alexander House, Kings Road, Reading, RG1 4LS |
| PL/23/0070 | 2023 | Refused | Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use of basement as an HMO
consisting of 6 bedrooms and a communal kitchen, bathroom and boiler/service/wa... 148 London Road Reading RG1 3PA |
| PL/23/0375 | 2023 | Refused | Demolition of existing garage and replacement with new single garage.
Part single storey extension excluding basement, part 2.5 storey
extension excludi... 85 Hamilton Road Reading RG1 5RB |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in Reading
- Single-storey rear extension 94%, 898 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 93%, 292 decided
- Wraparound extension 94%, 204 decided
- Side extension 95%, 378 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 94%, 214 decided
- Rooflight 99%, 218 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 94%, 132 decided
- Porch 91%, 116 decided
- Garage conversion 97%, 119 decided
- Window and door 96%, 250 decided