Outbuilding and garden room planning approval rate in Reading
94% of 132 decided outbuilding and garden room 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.
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94%
Approval rate, all years, from 132 decided
132
decided outbuilding and garden room applications in Reading: 124 approved, 8 refused
92%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 85 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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.
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Example outbuilding and garden room 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/22/0409 | 2026 | Approved | Redevelopment of Caversham Park for assisted living accommodation
(Class C2) for over 55’s through conversion of Caversham Park House,
erection of a car... Caversham Park Peppard Road Caversham Reading RG4 8TZ |
| PL/22/0410 | 2026 | Approved | Works associated with the redevelopment of Caversham Park to provide
assisted living units including alterations to the main house and
demolition of exi... Caversham Park Peppard Road Caversham Reading RG4 8TZ |
| PL/25/0971 | 2026 | Approved | Proposed outbuilding in the rear garden to be used as ancillary accommodation to the existing property. 130 LINDEN ROAD, READING, RG2 7EH |
| PL/25/0165 | 2025 | Refused | Erection of annexe (Retrospective) 151 Peppard Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8TR |
| PL/25/0222 | 2025 | Refused | Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a single storey outbuilding. 117 Cumberland Road, Reading, RG1 3JY |
| PL/25/0436 | 2025 | Refused | Proposed 2 bedroom, two storey C3 dwelling following the demolition of existing outbuildings. 3 LINDEN ROAD, READING, RG2 7EG |
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
- Porch 91%, 116 decided
- Garage conversion 97%, 119 decided
- Basement 80%, 45 decided
- Window and door 96%, 250 decided