®Planning appeal decision
Dukes Field Cottage Norton Road, Riseley, READING, RG7 1SH
construction of a dwellinghouse with associated car and cycle parking, access, refuse storage and landscaping following demolition of the existing Old School House
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thandi B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers with regard to shadowing from trees
- The effect upon the safe and efficient operation of the local highway network
- Biodiversity net gain
- The effect of the proposal upon the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA)
What decided it
The cumulative harm to character and appearance, living conditions of future occupiers, and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed any benefits, and the tilted balance did not apply due to likely significant effects on the Thames Basin Heaths SPA.
Framework references: 11, 135, 136, 195
Plan policies cited: NBE2, NBE9, INF3, GEN1, CON23, IF2, CON8, NBE4
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.