Planning appeal decision
Felix Lodge, Wood Lane, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9BB
Planning appeal 3280465 at Felix Lodge, Wood Lane, Kidmore End, Reading, RG4 9BB (South Oxfordshire District Council) was allowed on 26 January 2022 by Inspector White P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on the significance of a non-designated heritage asset.
Proposed side and rear extension
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- White P
- Postcode
- RG4 9BB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on the significance of a non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The proposed extension, being sensitively designed with matching external materials and appropriately set back, would not harm the character and appearance of the area or the significance of the non-designated heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DES1DES2ENV6H20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 203
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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