®Planning appeal decision
60 Beecham Road, READING, RG30 2RD
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
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.
Framework references: 64, 57, 130, 111
Plan policies cited: Policy CC7, Policy H11, Policy H3, Policy CC8, Policy H8, Policy H10, Policy TR1, Policy TR5, Policy EN14
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.