Single storey rear extension, alterations to fenestration and provision of roof light to forward roof slope.

The Executive Director for Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services submitted a report on the above application.  An update report was tabled at the meeting containing a series of site photographs in lieu of an accompanied site visit.

Comments and objections were received and considered.

Resolved –

That application 192052/HOU be refused for the following reasons:

(1)      The proposed extension by virtue of its depth and height would be overly dominant in relation to the original building, constituting an overdevelopment of the site. The extension would add excessive bulk to the rear, to the detriment of the character and appearance of the terraced row and the Conservation Area setting. The proposal is therefore of poor design, contrary to Policies CC7, EN1, EN3 and H9 of the Reading Borough Local Plan (2019) and the Council's Design Guide to House Extensions Supplementary Planning Guidance (2003);

(2)      The proposed extension, by virtue of its height and proximity to the shared boundary, would cause a significant detrimental impact to the residential amenities of the neighbouring property at 43 Watlington Street in terms of overshadowing, visual dominance and overbearing effects. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy CC8 of the Reading Borough Local Plan (2019) and the Council's Design Guide to House Extensions Supplementary Planning Guidance (2003).