®Planning appeal decision
Five Ten Apartments, Reading Road, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5PX
erection of 3no. dwellings forming apartments (following removal of existing apartment) through upwards extension to existing detached block of flats
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rose C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether prior approval should be granted having regard to the external appearance of the building
- whether prior approval should be granted having regard to the impact upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at Nos 508 and 512 Reading Road with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The proposed additional storey would fundamentally alter the building's relationship with its surroundings, becoming a jarring and incongruous feature within the street scene, and would cause significantly harmful overbearing effects on neighbouring properties, failing to comply with the prior approval conditions under Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A of the GPDO.
Framework references: 135
Plan policies cited: CP1, CP3, R1, R23
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