®Planning appeal decision
Hollybush Lane, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3JS
Planning appeal 3316487 at Hollybush Lane, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3JS (West Berkshire District Council) was allowed on 4 August 2023 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would provide appropriate living conditions for future residents with respect to internal living space.
Change of use from tractor barn to a 2 bedroom apartment
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Conde L
- Postcode
- RG7 3JS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would provide appropriate living conditions for future residents with respect to internal living space
What decided it
The proposal complies with the nationally described space standards when the full extent of the gable extension is properly included in the calculations, and the internal living space is appropriate for future residents.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS14 of the West Berkshire Core Strategy (2006 – 2026)Policy C4 of the West Berkshire Housing Site Allocations Development Plan Document (2006 – 2026)West Berkshire Quality Design Supplementary Planning Document (adopted 2006)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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