Plot rear of 1A/1 Milestone Crescent , Charvil, Reading, Berkshire , RG10 9RG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
• Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to amenity space
• The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring dwellings with regard to privacy and outlook
• Whether the proposed development would provide suitable biodiversity net gain

What decided it

The substantial, multiple and long-lasting harms to character and appearance, future occupant amenity and neighbouring privacy and outlook significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of one dwelling towards housing supply, such that the paragraph 11d presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

The substantial harms to character and appearance, future occupant amenity space, and neighbouring privacy and outlook were weighed against the moderate benefits of housing supply contribution and modest construction and economic benefits; the harms significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, so the tilted balance did not favour the proposal.