Planning appeal decision
26 Venetia Close, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8UG
Planning appeal 3358910 at 26 Venetia Close, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8UG (Reading Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 July 2025 by Inspector K McEntee, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged breaches which led to the surcharges occurred.
- Authority
- Reading Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Not Applicable
- Inspector
- K McEntee
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged breaches which led to the surcharges occurred
What decided it
The retrospective nature of the permission meant the appellant could not have submitted the required notices in advance of works commencing, but this was a situation of the appellant's own making by not following the approved plans.
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