Belamie Gables, 210 Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 1DG

the erection of a part two storey front extension, part 1st floor rear extensions and single storey rear extensions to existing residential care home. With change to existing external staircase

Authority: Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Rawle S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether appropriate provision has been made for parking, turning and manoeuvring space and for emergency vehicle access

What decided it

Insufficient information provided to demonstrate appropriate parking provision and adequate turning and manoeuvring space for emergency vehicles, creating unacceptable highway safety concerns.

Plan policies cited: Policy CP6 of the Council's adopted Core Strategy Development Plan Document January 2010, Policy CC07 of the Council's adopted Managing Development Delivery Local Plan, February 2014

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