Planning appeal decision
20A Norcot Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6BU
Planning appeal 3338517 at 20A Norcot Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6BU (Reading Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 13 August 2024 by Inspector King T, following an inquiry.
Enforcement notices against considered material changes in the use of the land (including a vehicle washing and valeting operation and associated operational development)
- Authority
- Reading Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- King T
- Postcode
- RG30 6BU
What decided it
The Council's own enforcement notices and case were found to misrepresent the historic use of the land, meaning the appellants' unsuccessful conduct of the appeals could not fairly be characterised as unreasonable.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Burdle judgement
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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