60 Beecham Road, Reading, RG30 2RD

Planning appeal 3309850 at 60 Beecham Road, Reading, RG30 2RD (Reading Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 April 2023 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

the conversion of existing garage to a 1-bedroom flat, change the existing flat roof to a pitch roof, relocate windows and add a bay window on the front of the building

Authority: Reading Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Howell M
Postcode: RG30 2RD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposed development on the provision of affordable housing
Whether the proposed development would provide adequate accommodation for future occupants, with regard to the outlook, light and the private external space
The effect of the proposed development on parking and highway safety
The effect of the proposed development on trees

What decided it

The proposed tandem development layout would harm the character and appearance of the area by creating a constrained, overdeveloped subdivision contrary to the spacious rear garden pattern of the locality, and would provide inadequate accommodation for future occupants through poor bedroom outlook and undersized garden space.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CC7Policy H11Policy H3Policy CC8Policy H8Policy H10Policy TR1Policy TR5Policy EN14
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 64Paragraph 57Paragraph 130Paragraph 111

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