®Planning appeal decision
Allowed20 June 20243321739
12 to 16 Chapel Street, THATCHAM, RG18 4QL
partial demolition of existing dwellings (14 & 16 Chapel Street) and construction of 9No. one bedroom apartments and 2No. two bedroom houses, including parking and stores
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Pickernell E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for the future occupiers of 12 and 14 Chapel Street with regard to garden space
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring care home with regard to outlook
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for the future occupiers of the proposed flats (plots 3-11) with regard to daylight and outlook
- Whether the proposal makes adequate provision for renewable or low/zero carbon energy generation
What decided it
The proposal accords with the development plan taken as a whole and the Framework, with no material considerations indicating a decision should be made otherwise.
Framework references: 54
Plan policies cited: Policy CS14, Policy CS15
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