®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed2 December 20243343072
Sunnyside Village Stores, Reading Road, Burghfield Common, RG7 3EG
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
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.
Framework references: 45, 101, 193
Plan policies cited: Policy CS8, Policy CS14, Policy CS16
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.