®Planning appeal decision
2 Wakefield Cottages Bath Road, Hare Hatch, Reading, RG10 9SS
Planning appeal 3268021 at 2 Wakefield Cottages Bath Road, Hare Hatch, Reading, RG10 9SS (Wokingham Borough Council) was allowed on 31 August 2021 by Inspector Chandler M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary, having regard to the requirements of local and national policy.
proposed erection of two storey side extension without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref F/2009/0893, dated 25 June 2009
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Chandler M
- Postcode
- RG10 9SS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary, having regard to the requirements of local and national policy
What decided it
The Council failed to provide clear justification, as required by paragraph 54 of the Framework, to restrict national permitted development rights, as the harm to the Green Belt had not been adequately demonstrated with substantive evidence.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TB01
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 54
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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