Reading Planning Objection: Deadline & Contact

Reading planning department contact

Reading Borough Council is a local planning authority in England. Its planning applications are published on the Arcus planning register, at publicregister.reading.gov.uk.

Reading planning objection deadline

In England the statutory minimum is 21 days from when a site notice is first displayed or a neighbour notice is served, 14 days from a newspaper or website notice, and 30 days where the application comes with an Environmental Statement. (Development Management Procedure (England) Order 2015, articles 15 and 33). That’s a minimum: Reading can allow longer.

Getting the Reading application details

Enter the reference from your notification letter and Planning Defender fetches the application and its key documents from Reading’s planning website. It usually takes under a minute.

Reading planning decisions in numbers

In the 12 months to June 2026, Reading decided 652 planning applications and granted 85%.

Applications decided

652

Granted

85%

Householder applications granted

95%

Decided on time

85%

Reading decided 306 householder applications (extensions and other changes to a single house) in the same period and granted 95%. Overall, 85% of applications were decided within the statutory time limit or an agreed extension.

How Reading compares

Reading granted 85% of applications, below the England figure of 87%. For householder applications it granted 95%, above the England figure of 90%. 85% of applications were decided within the statutory time limit or an agreed extension, below the England figure of 90% - joint 253rd of 310 on this measure. See how every England council ranks in our council planning league table.

These figures describe Reading’s past decisions overall, not how any one application will go.

Source: MHCLG live tables on planning application statistics (table PS2), 12 months to June 2026, published 24 September 2026. Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0. England figures: all English planning authorities.

What counts as a valid objection

Reading’s case officers can only weigh material planning considerations, not personal preferences. Our guide to objecting to a planning application explains what counts. These guides cover the grounds that come up most often:

All 29 guides

Frequently asked questions

How do I submit a planning objection to Reading?

Reading Borough Council planning objections can be sent via the council's online comment form, quoting the application reference with your full name and address.

What's the deadline to object to a Reading planning application?

At least 21 days from the neighbour letter or site notice (14 from a newspaper or website notice, 30 with an Environmental Statement); the date on your notification letter, the site notice or Reading's planning portal is the one that applies.