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Allowed24 January 20233305276

10 Midgham Green, Midgham, Reading, RG7 5TT

Planning appeal 3305276 at 10 Midgham Green, Midgham, Reading, RG7 5TT (West Berkshire District Council) was allowed on 24 January 2023 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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).

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
Postcode
RG7 5TT

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS14Policy CS19Policy C1Policy ADPP1Policy ADPP2Policy ADPP5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 54Paragraph 56Paragraph 176

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