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Dismissed23 February 20233290427

Land Rear of 182 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, RG7 1DG

Planning appeal 3290427 at Land Rear of 182 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, RG7 1DG (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 February 2023 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of Nos.6 and 8 Packer Close, Croft Grove and Nos.178 and 180 Hyde End Road, having regard to noise.

Change of use of land for outside storage together with the erection of acoustic fencing and landscaping in association with an existing business

Authority
Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Buchanan R
Postcode
RG7 1DG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of Nos.6 and 8 Packer Close, Croft Grove and Nos.178 and 180 Hyde End Road, having regard to noise
  • its effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The incomplete noise assessment and unresolved potential for unacceptable adverse noise disturbance to nearby residential occupiers, which the Inspector found could not be adequately addressed by conditions, outweighed the modest economic and character benefits of the proposal.

the modest economic benefits and maintenance of character and appearance were outweighed by the significant weight given to potential harm to the living conditions of nearby residents from unresolved noise disturbance considerations

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Strategy policy CP1Core Strategy policy CP3Local Plan policy CC06Local Plan policy CC03Local Plan policy TB21

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