®Planning appeal decision
Pavement O/S The Range,, Vastern Road,, Reading, RG1 8AL
Planning appeal 6002955 at Pavement O/S The Range,, Vastern Road,, Reading, RG1 8AL (Reading Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: effect on highway safety, with particular regard to the safe use of the shared footway/cycleway.
the installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, and associated BT Phone Kiosk removal
- Authority
- Reading Borough Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- utilities-energy
- Postcode
- RG1 8AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: effect on highway safety, with particular regard to the safe use of the shared footway/cycleway
- Appeal A: effect on the character and appearance of the area
- Appeal A: effect on crime and public safety
- Appeal A: effect on the living conditions of future occupiers of nearby residential properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- Appeal B: effect on highway safety, with particular regard to the safe use of the shared footway/cycleway
- Appeal B: effect on visual amenity
- Appeal B: effect on crime and public safety
What decided it
The proposals would reduce the shared footway/cycleway width to approximately 2.6m on a high-intensity strategic route, creating potential conflict between pedestrians and cyclists, which would harm highway safety and conflict with national decision-making policies, and this harm would substantially outweigh the modest benefits of digital connectivity.
the benefits of the proposals in Appeals A and B would be substantially outweighed by the adverse effects, specifically the harm to highway and pedestrian safety which conflicts with Policies TR3, TR4 and DP3 of the Framework
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CC8Policy TR1Policy TR3Policy OU4Policy TR4Policy DP3Policy OU3Policy CC7Policy CO1Policy CC8
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026
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- Dismissed19 October 20266002956Pavement O/S The Range,, Vastern Road,, Reading, RG1 8AL
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- Dismissed4 September 20266002960Pavement O/S 5 The Triangle, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4RN
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.