®Planning appeal decision
39 Berkeley Avenue, Reading, RG1 6JS
Change of use of ground floor shop F.2 (former A.1) to takeaway (sui generis) and installation of an extraction chimney
- Authority
- Reading Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to the safe operation of the highway for all users, parking provision, and refuse storage
- the effect on the living conditions of nearby residents, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- whether the location outside of Reading town centre is acceptable, with particular regard to the development plan and the Framework
What decided it
The proposal would significantly harm the safe operation of the highway for all users through insufficient parking provision and refuse storage, conflicting with Policies TR3 and TR5 of the development plan, and this unacceptable highway safety risk was not outweighed by the limited social benefits claimed.
Framework references: 91, 95
Plan policies cited: Policy TR3, Policy TR5, Policy CC8, Policy RL2
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.