Planning appeal decision
The Piggery, Gravel Hill, Caversham, Reading, RG4 9RH
Planning appeal 3313849 at The Piggery, Gravel Hill, Caversham, Reading, RG4 9RH (South Oxfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 16 May 2024 by Inspector Lo S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class ZA of the GPDO, and if it would, then whether prior approval should be granted.
the demolition of B1c workshops and construction of two detached dwellings
- Authority
- South Oxfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Lo S
- Postcode
- RG4 8QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class ZA of the GPDO, and if it would, then whether prior approval should be granted
What decided it
Building A was reconstructed after 31 December 1989 through extensive refurbishment works in 2020 that went beyond repair, failing to meet the date of construction criterion ZA1(b) of the GPDO.
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