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Allowed31 July 20253360702

Land Bounded by Hoad Way and M4 and High Street, Theale, Berkshire, RG7 5AG

Planning appeal 3360702 at Land Bounded by Hoad Way and M4 and High Street, Theale, Berkshire, RG7 5AG (West Berkshire District Council) was allowed on 31 July 2025 by Inspector Longmuir J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The principle of the proposal and the employment land supply.

Construction of 2 employment units for flexible uses within Class E (light industrial), B2 and/or B8 of the Use Classes Order (including ancillary office provision) with associated enabling works, access from Hoad Way, parking and landscaping

Authority
West Berkshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Longmuir J
Postcode
RG7 5AG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The principle of the proposal and the employment land supply
  • The effect of the proposal on the conservation area
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The considerable public benefits, particularly the substantial contribution to the significant shortfall in employment land supply, outweighed the medium level of less than substantial heritage harm and the limited landscape/character harm identified.

The considerable public benefits, including a substantial contribution to the employment land shortfall and wider economic benefits, outweighed the medium point of less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the limited/very limited landscape harm, such that the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy SP3Policy SP7Policy SP8Policy SP9Policy SP17Policy DM9Policy DM35
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 85Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
Judgments
Bedford Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2013] EWHC 2847 (Admin)

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