Planning appeal decision
Pages Gardens, Reading Road, Pangbourne, Berks, RG8 7JE
Planning appeal 3334497 at Pages Gardens, Reading Road, Pangbourne, Berks, RG8 7JE (West Berkshire District Council) was allowed on 6 November 2024 by Inspector Rawle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed extension on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties with particular reference to privacy and loss of light.
a first-floor rear extension to existing HMO
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Rawle S
- Postcode
- RG8 7JE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed extension on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties with particular reference to privacy and loss of light
- Whether the level of parking provision is sufficient to serve the proposed development so that it does not harm highway safety
What decided it
The adequate separation distances between the proposed extension and neighbouring properties, combined with the sustainable location near services and public transport, justified allowing the appeal despite the modest parking provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS14Policy CS13Policy P1
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.
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