Church Lodge, Church Road, Aldermaston, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 4LT

provision of new 3-bay oak framed garage with office accommodation above, located 6m away from the grade II listed Church Lodge

Authority: West Berkshire District Council
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Smith H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would fail to preserve the special historic interest of a Grade II registered park and garden and harm its significance; whether it would harm the significance of the Grade II listed dwelling by reason of its impact on its setting, with particular regard to trees
The effect of the proposal on the health of the nearby trees
Whether sufficient information has been submitted to establish if the proposal forms part of the established residential curtilage of the site

What decided it

The loss of the mature yew tree (T001) would cause less than substantial but notable harm to the significance of the Grade II registered park and garden and the setting of the Grade II listed building, which was not outweighed by the small public benefits of the proposal.

Framework references: 213

Plan policies cited: SP7, SP8, SP9, SP10, DM10, DM12, DM15, DM26

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