®Planning appeal decision
9 Upper Crown Street, Reading, RG1 2SS
demolition of existing buildings and structures, associated reuse of frame with basement level used for car parking & servicing, erection of 3 no. residential blocks containing 46 no. dwellings above, associated parking (including replacement), access works and landscaping, relocation of substations & associated works to rear of indigo apartments to facilitate pedestrian access
- Authority
- Reading Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Chalk M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether it would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook for occupiers of building 1 and the privacy and outlook of occupiers of buildings 2 and 3
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to the outlook from and privacy of nos 85 and 87 Southampton Street
What decided it
The unacceptable living conditions caused to the occupiers of the four terraced houses by the overbearing proximity and height of Building 2 outweighed the substantial benefits of the scheme.
The very substantial benefits of the scheme (46 new homes including policy-compliant affordable housing, economic, environmental and sustainability benefits) were outweighed by the harm to the living conditions of the occupiers of the terraced houses caused by Building 2, tipping the balance against the proposal.
Plan policies cited: Policy CC8, Policy H10, Policy CC7, 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.