Land adjacent to 19 Ogmore Close, Reading, RG30 4SX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
• the effect of the development on Blundells Copse
• whether there is a suitable mechanism to secure affordable housing
• whether the development provides biodiversity net gain (BNG)
• the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 19 and 21 Ogmore Close, with particular regard to loss of privacy to properties and the external garden areas
• whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for the future occupants of the property, with particular regard to overlooking of the external garden area

What decided it

The development would adversely affect the character and appearance of the area by introducing a detached dwelling that breaks the established building line and street frontage pattern of the estate, and would harm Blundells Copse by locating built development within the recommended buffer zone of the woodland.