47 Parkside Road, Reading, RG30 2BT

1. 1.The proposed development, due to its excessive scale and plot coverage and inappropriate layout would represent a cramped form of development within the site which fails to accommodate buildings, existing building lines, parking areas, private amenity, and landscaping in a manner that respects and enhances the character and appearance of the area. For these reasons, the proposals would result in overdevelopment of the site with consequent harm to the character and appearance of the site and wider street scene. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies CC7 (Design and The Public Realm) and H11 (Development of Private Residential Gardens) of the Reading Borough Local Plan 2019 and paras, 96, 135, 139, 203, 205 of the NPPF 2024.
2. 2.The proposed development would provide insufficient private amenity space, harmful to the amenity of future occupiers of both resulting plots. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policies CC8 (Safeguarding Amenity) H10 (Private and Communal Outdoor Space) of the Reading Local Plan 2019 and paras, 96, 135, 139, 203, 205 of the NPPF 2024.
3. 3.The excessive scale of the proposed dwellings, and cramped arrangement within the plot and the proximity to existing established trees and other vegetation would result in the need to prune trees to implement the proposal, and an increased pressure to manage and prune the trees in the future. This maintenance could lead to future harm to and loss of the trees, contrary to Policy EN14 (Trees, Hedges and Woodland) of the Reading Local Plan 2019, objectives 5 and 11 of the Reading Tree Strategy (2021) and paras, 96, 135, 139, 203, 205 of the NPPF 2024.
4. 4.The proposed development, has failed to demonstrate adequate space for vehicle parking and visibility splays from the proposed access. The intensification of the access and use of the existing road combined with the lack of such visibility would result in an unacceptable hazard to all highway users to the detriment of highway safety. Contrary to Policies TR1 (Achieving the Transport Strategy) and TR3 (Access, Traffic and Highway related matters) of the Reading Local Plan 2019.
5. 5.The proposed development would result in an unacceptable loss of biodiversity, contrary to Policy EN12 (Biodiversity and the Green Network) of the Reading Borough Local Plan 2019 and schedule 7A of the TCPA 1990 (as inserted by Schedule 14 of the Environment Act 2021) which seek to ensure development does not result in a net loss of biodiversity.
6. 6.In the absence of a completed legal agreement to secure an acceptable contribution towards the provision of Affordable Housing, the proposal fails to contribute adequately to the housing needs of Reading Borough, contrary to Policies H3 (Affordable Housing) and CC9 (Securing Infrastructure) of

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

RG30 2BT

Application type

Full planning permission

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

8 August 2025

Consultation expiry

1 September 2025

Consultation end

1 September 2025

Target decision date

1 September 2025

Application expires

3 October 2025

Statutory period

56 days

Planning Portal ID

PP-14233348

Documents

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