Planning appeal decision
74 Donnington Road, Reading, RG1 5ND
Planning appeal 3352853 at 74 Donnington Road, Reading, RG1 5ND (Reading Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 March 2025 by Inspector Manley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be permitted development under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the GPDO.
Rear extension measuring 6.0m in depth, with a maximum height of 3.0m, and 2.7m in height to eaves level. Notification of the construction of an extension under class A Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
- Authority
- Reading Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Manley N
- Postcode
- RG1 5ND
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be permitted development under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the GPDO
What decided it
The proposed extension would project beyond a side wall of the original dwelling and have a width greater than half the width of the original dwellinghouse, thereby failing to comply with paragraph A.1(j) of Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A of the GPDO.
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