1029 Oxford Road, Tilehurst, Reading

6004809·Reading·22 Sept 2026dismissed·PL/25/0102

Tier label used

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The tier sentence ¶39

“some local services and facilities exist within a reasonable walking distance”

Summary

Replacement of a building of 4 flats with a 3-storey block of 8 flats on Oxford Road, near Tilehurst station. Dismissed. Scale, height and large front gables harm the street scene, and the scheme harms neighbours' and future residents' privacy and outlook. This triggers DP3(3) and outweighs the S4 benefits, even with only 3.55 years' supply. Parking, housing mix and viability-limited affordable housing were all found acceptable.

Why this is cited

This decision was picked up by the search on the words above, which refer to services, not to a settlement tier. generic.

Sources

Decision on the Planning Inspectorate appeals service · full decision note · letter pins-corpus/6004809.txt

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