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Allowed8 November 20233310834

Land at 362 Oxford Road , Reading, RG30 1AQ

Planning appeal 3310834 at Land at 362 Oxford Road , Reading, RG30 1AQ (Reading Borough Council) was allowed on 8 November 2023 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development should make provision for affordable housing.

the erection of a mixed-use development comprising of two commercial units on the ground floor (157.5 sqm), 26 residential units, associated landscaping, car and cycle parking

Authority
Reading Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Phillips B
Postcode
RG30 1AQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development should make provision for affordable housing

What decided it

The submitted financial viability appraisal, accepted by the Council's own viability assessors, demonstrated that the development would be in significant deficit and unable to support any affordable housing contribution, thereby satisfying the requirements of Policy H3.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H3Policy EN9Policy CC9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 180

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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