4 Prospect Street, Reading, RG1 7YG

Planning appeal 6008475 at 4 Prospect Street, Reading, RG1 7YG (Reading Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 August 2026 by Inspector S Sharp, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the Russell Street/Castle Hill Conservation Area.

Replacement of deteriorated and leaking roof tiles with fibre cement based tiles

Authority: Reading Borough Council
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: other
Inspector: S Sharp
Postcode: RG1 7YG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the Russell Street/Castle Hill Conservation Area

What decided it

The harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area through the loss of natural slate, which is of great aesthetic and historical value to the area's significance, outweighs the unsubstantiated public benefits claimed by the appellant.

The harm to the conservation area's significance was weighed against claimed public benefits of affordability, reduced embodied carbon, and durability, but the public benefits did not outweigh the identified harm

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: EN3EN6

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