®Planning appeal decision
1A Eaton Place, Reading, RG1 7LP
Planning appeal 3303428 at 1A Eaton Place, Reading, RG1 7LP (Reading Borough Council) was allowed on 12 May 2023 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed flats would provide acceptable living conditions for their occupiers in relation to external amenity space and, in the case of the ground floor flat, internal floorspace, noise and disturbance.
the demolition of existing commercial building (Class A2) and erection of new 2 storey residential (Class C3) flats (2 x 1bed flats)
- Authority
- Reading Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reed D
- Postcode
- RG1 7LP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed flats would provide acceptable living conditions for their occupiers in relation to external amenity space and, in the case of the ground floor flat, internal floorspace, noise and disturbance
What decided it
The flexibility afforded to normal standards in Central Reading, combined with the benefits of providing two small dwellings in a sustainable location and the ability to impose conditions to address living conditions concerns, justified allowing the appeal despite conflicts with external amenity space and internal floorspace policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H10Policy H5Policy CC8Policy H3Policy EN14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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