Planning appeal decision
66 Berkeley Avenue, Reading, RG1 6HY
Planning appeal 3278190 at 66 Berkeley Avenue, Reading, RG1 6HY (Reading Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 March 2022 by Inspector Pipkin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
change of use from hotel to health clinic with associated alterations, new parking and entrance path for clinic
- Authority
- Reading Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
- Postcode
- RG1 6HY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The inadequate provision of on-site car parking (9 spaces against a requirement of 15) would lead to overspill parking that would increase the risk of conflict between road users and harm highway safety, conflicting with Policies TR3 and TR5.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TR3Policy TR5
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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