®Planning appeal decision
10 Midgham Green, Midgham, Reading, RG7 5TT
the demolition of existing office and store and replacement with two storey extension and single storey link to original house without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 15/00581/HOUSE dated 11 March 2015
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Howell M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 4 is precise, necessary, and reasonable to protect the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
What decided it
The condition failed to meet the tests of precision, necessity and reasonableness because the site's location within the AONB setting does not justify restricting permitted development rights under the GPDO, the dwelling and garden are largely concealed from public views, and the condition was imprecisely drafted without reference to specific GPDO provisions.
Framework references: 54, 56, 176
Plan policies cited: Policy CS14, Policy CS19, Policy C1, Policy ADPP1, Policy ADPP2, Policy ADPP5
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