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Dismissed4 November 20253370140

Bokhara, 58 Wellington Road, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 7LD

Planning appeal 3370140 at Bokhara, 58 Wellington Road, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 7LD (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 4 November 2025 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether prior approval should be granted under Class AA of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the GPDO considering the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of the adjoining property, The Hollies, with particular regard to overlooking.

‘Class AA – enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storey’

Authority
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Worley E
Postcode
RG45 7LD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether prior approval should be granted under Class AA of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the GPDO considering the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of the adjoining property, The Hollies, with particular regard to overlooking
  • the external appearance of the dwellinghouse

What decided it

The proposal would result in unacceptable loss of privacy to the adjoining property through direct overlooking of its garden from the proposed first-floor bedroom windows, failing to comply with paragraph AA.2(3)(a)(i) of the GPDO.

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