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Allowed26 January 20263374952

Unit 10, Land at Headley Road East, Woodley, RG5 4SN

Planning appeal 3374952 at Unit 10, Land at Headley Road East, Woodley, RG5 4SN (Wokingham Borough Council) was allowed on 26 January 2026 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary in order to mitigate noise disturbance impacts on residents of nearby properties.

Application to vary condition 32 of planning consent 213106 relating to the timing of deliveries at Unit 10 of a commercial development providing flexible light industrial, general industrial, and storage and distribution uses

Authority
Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Wilson D
Postcode
RG5 4SN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary in order to mitigate noise disturbance impacts on residents of nearby properties

What decided it

The noise evidence demonstrated that predicted delivery noise levels would be substantially lower than existing peak noise events from adjacent industrial operations, and the site layout provides natural shielding from residential properties, making the blanket delivery hour restriction unreasonable when a noise management plan provides adequate protection.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP3 of the Wokingham Borough Local Development Framework Adopted Core Strategy Development Plan Document January 2010Policy CC06 of the Wokingham Borough Development Plan Adopted Managing Development Delivery Local Plan Enhancing the Borough's environment and character through exceptional development February 2014

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