UNIVERSITY OF READING, WHITEKNIGHTS ROAD, EARLEY, RG6 6AX

1. 5 Jun 2026

   Received by Reading

2. 12 Jun 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 27 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 7 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Reading took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Reading for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Reading decided full applications in a median of 90 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• University Of Reading Whiteknights Road Earley Reading RG6 6BU

  162650 Submitted 22 Sep 2016 50 yards away

  TREE WORKS APPLICATION TPO NUMBER 1167/2007 Application to lift canopy to achieve 6m clearance over highway, 5m over PROW and lawn area, and remove dead wood present to Plane Tree known as 8431.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Mathematics Department University Of Reading Whiteknights Reading RG6 6AX

  151557 Submitted 5 Feb 2015 50 yards away

  Proposed replacement of windows to building W004 Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

  Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 10 docs

• University Of Reading, Reading Enterprise Centre Whiteknights Road Earley Wokingham RG6 6BU

  243002 Submitted 27 Nov 2024 50 yards away

  APPLICATION FOR WORKS TO PROTECTED TREE(S) TPO 1167/2007, T1 T1, London Plane - Crown lift to approx. 6m over the road and 2-3m over the grass by removing secondary growth only where possible.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Tob1, Earley Gate Whiteknights Campus University of Reading

  242882 Submitted 14 Nov 2024 200 yards away

  Application for submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 232475 dated 25/07/2024. Conditions: 05 - Material Details, Condition 06 - Highway Details, Condition 13 - Soft and hard landscaping Details and Condition 16 - Ecology and lighting.

  Decided Conditions 62 docs

• Earley Gate Reading University Of Reading RG6 6EQ

  260341 Submitted 9 Feb 2026 200 yards away

  Application for submission of details to comply with Condition 18 of planning permission 232475 dated 25/07/2024 relating to the erection of the headquarters building of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) with access, parking and landscaping following demolition of existing buildings.

  Granted Demolition 39 docs

• Earley Gate Reading University Of Reading RG6 6EQ

  261917 Submitted 12 Aug 2026 200 yards away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~29 Oct

  Submission of details to comply with the following condition of planning consent 232475 dated 25/07/2024. Condition 19 refers to Surface water drainage.

  Awaiting decision 3 docs

• PL/26/1053 Granted

  4-5 ST MARYS BUTTS, READING, RG1 2LN

  Replacement of existing shopfront signage with new internally illuminated fascia and projecting signs, relocation of the entrance doors by swapping the existing door with the existing glazing, installation of new window vinyls, and associated external alterations.

  Received 5 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Full applications
• PL/26/1297 Awaiting decision

  Footpath adjacent to 579 Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 0SJ

  Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit

  Received 30 Sep, published by the council 7 Oct 2026 Full applications
• PL/26/0718 Granted

  FLAT 1, 51 ST PETERS ROAD, READING, RG6 1PA

  Proposed conversion of Existing use as 2No Self Contained Apartments to revert to a Single family Dwelling

  Received 1 Jun, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
• PL/26/0277 Refused

  GARDEN OF 80 WHITLEY WOOD ROAD, READING, RG2 8JE

  Change of use of rear garden of No.80 from residential (C3) to a mixed use (sui generis) residential and childcare nursery with the erection of two outbuildings used to accommodate 15 FTE childcare spaces (Retrospective)

  Received 2 Mar, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• PL/26/0849 Granted

  153 CAVERSHAM ROAD, READING, RG1 8AR

  Retrospective application for the installation of an ATM (amended).

  Received 26 Jun, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications