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Sunnyside Village Stores, Reading Road, Burghfield Common, RG7 3EG
Planning appeal 3343072 at Sunnyside Village Stores, Reading Road, Burghfield Common, RG7 3EG (West Berkshire District Council) was dismissed on 2 December 2024 by Inspector Castle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would accord with policies which seek to minimise the potential impact on public safety and emergency services in relation to the Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment Burghfield (location AWE B) Detailed Emergency Planning Zone (DEPZ) and associated Off-Site Emergency Plan (OSEP).
erection of 2no. dwellings with associated access and curtilage, following the partial demolition of the rear element of the convenience store
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Castle S
- Postcode
- RG7 3EG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would accord with policies which seek to minimise the potential impact on public safety and emergency services in relation to the Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment Burghfield (location AWE B) Detailed Emergency Planning Zone (DEPZ) and associated Off-Site Emergency Plan (OSEP)
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties and whether the scheme would provide for suitable living conditions for future occupants
- Whether the proposal would have an acceptable effect on flood risk with specific reference to surface water drainage
What decided it
The cumulative weight of three independent conflicts with the development plan—public safety risks to emergency planning, unacceptable loss of privacy to neighbouring occupiers, and unresolved surface water drainage—meant the proposal could not be approved.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS8Policy CS14Policy CS16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 45Paragraph 101Paragraph 193
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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