Five Ten Apartments, Reading Road, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5PX

Planning appeal 6002060 at Five Ten Apartments, Reading Road, Winnersh, Wokingham, RG41 5PX (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 February 2026 by Inspector Rose C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether prior approval should be granted having regard to the external appearance of the building.

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
Postcode: RG41 5PX

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CP1CP3R1R23
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 135

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