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Allowed2 September 20266009448

Compounds A, A1, And A4, Youngs Industrial Estate, Paices Hill, Aldermaston, Reading, RG7 4PW

Planning appeal 6009448 at Compounds A, A1, And A4, Youngs Industrial Estate, Paices Hill, Aldermaston, Reading, RG7 4PW (West Berkshire) was allowed on 2 September 2026 by Inspector E Everitt, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the removal of condition 6 on flood risk and water quality.

Retrospective use of land for storage and distribution (Use Class B8)

Authority
West Berkshire
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
employment-industrial
Inspector
E Everitt
Postcode
RG7 4PW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the removal of condition 6 on flood risk and water quality
  • the effect of the removal of conditions 8 and 9 on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • the effect of the removal of conditions 8 and 9 on the living conditions of the occupiers of 48-49 Paices Hill

What decided it

The removal of condition 6 (drainage) was necessary to manage flood risk and water quality in accordance with Policy SP6, whereas condition 9 (landscaping) was not necessary as there was no evidence of threat to existing vegetation and additional planting was not proportionate for a change of use development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP6Policy SP7Policy SP8Policy SP10Policy DM5Policy DM30
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy DP3Policy N3
Judgments
North Wiltshire District Council v Secretary of State for the Environment [1993] 65 P. & C.R. 137

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