®Planning appeal decision
Plot r/o - 92 Albert Road, Caversham, Reading , Berkshire, RG4 7PL
erection of a detached dwelling
- Authority
- Reading Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Murphy S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would secure acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with regard to outside private amenity space
- whether the proposal would make adequate provision for BNG
- the effect of the proposal on trees; including protected trees
- whether the proposal adequately secures affordable housing
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to scale, plot coverage, and layout
What decided it
The adverse impacts from inadequate private amenity space, unresolved biodiversity net gain, pressure on protected trees, and lack of affordable housing contributions significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of one additional dwelling.
The adverse impacts from inadequate private amenity space, insufficient biodiversity net gain provision, pressure on protected trees, and lack of affordable housing contributions significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of delivering one additional dwelling and associated economic benefits, when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 96, 124, 135, 139, 187, 193, 203, 205
Plan policies cited: Policy CC8, Policy H10, Policy EN12, Policy EN14, Policy H3, Policy CC9, Policy CC7, Policy H11
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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.