Planning appeal decision
30 Grazeley Road, Three Mile Cross, Reading, RG7 1BJ
Planning appeal 3269974 at 30 Grazeley Road, Three Mile Cross, Reading, RG7 1BJ (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 August 2021 by Inspector Chandler M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions for the occupants of neighbouring dwellings, having particular regard to privacy and outlook.
Full application for the proposed subdivision of the site and the erection of a 3 no. bedroom dwelling with detached garage
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chandler M
- Postcode
- RG7 1BJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions for the occupants of neighbouring dwellings, having particular regard to privacy and outlook
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on blue light services and the emergency off-site plan for the Atomic Weapons Establishment site at Burghfield
What decided it
The harmful effects on neighbouring living conditions and the potential harm to blue light services and the AWE emergency off-site plan outweighed the acceptable character and appearance of the proposal.
The acceptable character and appearance of the proposal did not outweigh the harmful effects on neighbouring living conditions and the potential harm to blue light services and the AWE emergency off-site plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP1 (Core Strategy)Policy CP3 (Core Strategy)Policy 2 (Shinfield Neighbourhood Plan)Policy TB04 (Managing Development Delivery Local Plan)Policy TB06 (Managing Development Delivery Local Plan)
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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