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Allowed22 December 20233306963

Land at, Headley Road East, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4SN

Planning appeal 3306963 at Land at, Headley Road East, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4SN (Wokingham Borough Council) was allowed on 22 December 2023 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the significance of the buildings within the site, which are a non-designated heritage asset.

demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment of the site for commercial development for flexible light industrial, general industrial, and storage and distribution uses, with ancillary offices, associated car parking, and landscape planting

Authority
Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Thompson P
Postcode
RG5 4SN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the significance of the buildings within the site, which are a non-designated heritage asset

What decided it

The balanced judgement under Framework paragraph 209 found that the moderate and limited benefits of the proposal, particularly the economic benefits and improved employment floorspace provision, outweighed the moderate weight of harm to a non-designated heritage asset of limited significance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Strategy Policy CP3Core Strategy Policy CP6Core Strategy Policy CP7Core Strategy Policy CP15Local Plan Policy TB26Local Plan Policy TB24Local Plan Policy TB12Local Plan Policy CC03Local Plan Policy CC04Local Plan Policy CC05Local Plan Policy CC06Local Plan Policy CC07Borough Design Guide NR1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 209Paragraph 211

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