®Planning appeal decision
The Abbey School, 17 Kendrick Road, Reading, RG1 5DZ
Planning appeal 3298800 at The Abbey School, 17 Kendrick Road, Reading, RG1 5DZ (Reading Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 October 2022 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 6 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of the character and appearance of the area with specific regard to the Kendrick Road Conservation Area; and biodiversity.
Development of an all weather playing field with floodlights and fencing without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 12/01629/FUL, dated 23 January 2013
- Authority
- Reading Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Conde L
- Postcode
- RG1 5DZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 6 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of the character and appearance of the area with specific regard to the Kendrick Road Conservation Area; and biodiversity
- Whether condition 13 is reasonable and necessary in the interests of the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with specific regard to noise, disturbance, and light; and protected species with specific regard to bats
What decided it
The Inspector found that both disputed conditions are reasonable and necessary: condition 6 to preserve the conservation area's character and protect biodiversity, and condition 13 to safeguard neighbouring residents' living conditions from light pollution and protect bat habitats.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1Policy EN3Policy CC7Policy EN14Policy EN12Policy EN16Policy CC8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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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