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Planning permission granted15 March 20243325167

85 & 87 Longships Way, Reading, RG2 0AJ

Planning appeal 3325167 at 85 & 87 Longships Way, Reading, RG2 0AJ (Reading Borough Council) was allowed on 15 March 2024 by Inspector Allen M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the amalgamation of two dwellings into a single dwelling is acceptable at this location, having regard to local housing need and planning policy.

without planning permission, the change of use of 85 Longships Way, Reading RG2 0AJ and 87 Longships Way, Reading RG2 0AJ combined into a single dwellinghouse

Authority
Reading Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Allen M
Postcode
RG2 0AJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the amalgamation of two dwellings into a single dwelling is acceptable at this location, having regard to local housing need and planning policy

What decided it

The personal circumstances of the appellant, comprising the need to accommodate a large extended family with specific care requirements and the unsuccessful search for suitable alternative accommodation, were found to constitute exceptional circumstances sufficient to justify the limited loss of a single residential unit under Policy H7.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H7

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