Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Padworth Farm, Rag Hill, Aldermaston, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 4NU
Planning appeal 3289961 at Land Adjacent to Padworth Farm, Rag Hill, Aldermaston, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 4NU (West Berkshire District Council) was dismissed on 1 June 2022 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the proposal would be acceptable with regard to development plan policy.
the erection of 1 no. new dwelling
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
- Postcode
- RG7 4NU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location of the proposal would be acceptable with regard to development plan policy
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of its future occupiers, with particular regard to privacy and noise
What decided it
The proposed development fails to satisfy the infill development criteria in Policy C1 of the Housing DPD and would risk unacceptable harm to future occupiers' living conditions due to noise from the adjacent industrial workshop, with no noise assessment provided to demonstrate mitigation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy C1Policy ADDP1Policy ADPP6Policy CS1Policy CS14Policy OVS.6
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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