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Allowed29 January 20253341964

26 Charnham Street, Hungerford, RG17 0EJ

Planning appeal 3341964 at 26 Charnham Street, Hungerford, RG17 0EJ (West Berkshire District Council) was allowed on 29 January 2025 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Suitability of this location for new housing.

1 x new dwelling and conversion and extension of existing buildings into 3 x residential units including associated landscaping to the rear of 26 Charnham Street, Hungerford

Authority
West Berkshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Shearing C
Postcode
RG17 0EJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Suitability of this location for new housing
  • Effects on the character and appearance of the area, including the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and heritage assets
  • Highway safety
  • Living conditions
  • Flood risk and ecology

What decided it

The proposal's compliance with the development plan, combined with the absence of substantive evidence of harm to highway safety, living conditions, heritage assets, or the AONB, allowed the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ADPP1Policy C1Policy ADPP5Policy CS14Policy CS19Policy CS13Policy P1Policy CS16Policy CS17

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