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

Authority: West Berkshire
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: employment-industrial
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.

Framework references: DP3, N3

Plan policies cited: Policy SP6, Policy SP7, Policy SP8, Policy SP10, Policy DM5, Policy DM30

Judgments cited: North Wiltshire District Council v Secretary of State for the Environment [1993] 65 P. & C.R. 137

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