Planning appeal decision
Lake House, West Woodhay, Newbury, RG20 0BU
Planning appeal 3309046 at Lake House, West Woodhay, Newbury, RG20 0BU (West Berkshire District Council) was dismissed on 2 November 2023 by Inspector James A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be permitted development under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (GPDO).
erection of a building for agricultural use and formation/alteration of a private way
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- James A
- Postcode
- RG20 0BU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be permitted development under Article 3(1) and Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning General Permitted Development (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (GPDO)
- whether the prior approval application was made before beginning the development as required by condition A.2 (2)(i)
- consideration of matters relating to the siting, design and external appearance of the building and the siting and means of construction of the private way
What decided it
The private way works had already commenced before the prior approval application was submitted, breaching the requirement that prior approval must be obtained before beginning the development.
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