®Planning appeal decision
Pavement O/S The Range,, Vastern Road,, Reading, RG1 8AL
Planning appeal 6002956 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; character and appearance of the area; crime and public safety; and living conditions of future occupiers of nearby residential properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance.
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
- advert · Commercial advertisement
- 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; character and appearance of the area; crime and public safety; and 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; visual amenity; and crime and public safety
What decided it
The reduction in the shared footway/cycleway width to 2.6m, combined with reduced visibility of oncoming users, would create potential for conflict on a high-intensity route of strategic importance, causing harm to highway safety that substantially outweighs 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 harm to highway and pedestrian safety
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CC8Policy TR1Policy TR3Policy OU4Policy TR4Policy DP3Policy OU3Policy CC7Policy CO1
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.
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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.