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Garage conversions are filling roads with cars, says councillor
12/12/22
PEOPLE who have converted their garages into living accommodation are causing streets to be filled with parked cars, says a town councillor. Ken Arlett spoke out at a meeting of the town council’s planning committee, which was considering an ...
New extension
05/12/22
PLANS for an extension at a house in Caversham Heights have been approved. The single-storey extension will replace a conservatory at the rear of the house on Morecambe Avenue while the side garage will be rebuilt to accommodate a ...
Tories criticised by own members over new planning bill
07/06/21
THE Government’s proposed reform of the planning system has been criticised by members of its own party. The Planning Bill was included in last month’s Queen’s Speech and is key to the Government’s aim to deliver 300,000 new ...
Trial of planning revamp
24/01/22
SOUTH Oxfordshire District Council is to be part of a national pilot of a simpler approach to neighbourhood planning. The Government has approved a joint application with neighbouring Vale of White Horse District Council ...
New homes would look awful, says councillor
05/09/22
PLANS to build new homes on land close to a commercial estate in Henley have been criticised by town councillors. Knole Homes is seeking planning permission to develop land in Newtown Road with three terraced houses, ...
New house approved despite size concerns
04/08/14
PLANS for a five-bedroom house in Loddon Drive, Wargrave, have been approved despite objections by the parish council. Wokingham Borough Council approved an application by Palatine Homes to build the “New ...
Home plan rejected
10/03/14
A DEVELOPER has been refused perimission for a home in Charvil House Road, Charvil. Patrick Parry wanted to build two houses but Wokingham Borough Council said there was not enough room for both ...
Enlargement
08/09/14
A HOUSE in Goring could be torn down to make way for a larger one. Paul and Eloise Radziwill, of Icknield Road, want planning permission to demolish the two-storey detached property in Milldown ...
Church accused of greed over demolition of old hall
06/10/14
A CHURCH has been accused of greed over plans to demolish its hall in Watlington. The hall, which is out of use because the roof is in a dangerous condition, would be demolished and replaced ...
Support for home makeover
29/09/14
PLANS to renovate a family home in Crazies Hill have been backed by parish councillors. Douglas and Alex Crichton have applied for permission to demolish an “unsound” garage at their home, ...
New restaurant does U-turn on redesign
PLANS to redesign a Henley shop front have been changed. CAU Restaurants has decided not to alter any windows at the former La Bodega restaurant in Hart Street, which it has taken over. ...
Brakspear loses bid to build on old pub garden
13/10/14
BRAKSPEAR has failed in a renewed bid to build a house next to one of its former pubs. A planning inspector has upheld South Oxfordshire District Council’s decision to refuse the ...
Takeaway proposal
02/06/14
PLANS have been submitted for a fast food outlet in Charvil. Kesar Rai wants to open a takeaway in a disused storage building next to Charvil post office in Park View Drive. The ...
150 at display to promote draft neighbourhood plan
09/06/14
AN exhibition to promote the joint Henley and Harpsden neighbourhood plan was held at Henley town hall on Friday and Saturday, write James Burton and Helen Patchett. About 150 ...
Opposition to demolition
PLANS to knock down a house in Goring and build three in its place have been recommended for refusal. Croft Developments, of Eastfield Lane, Whitchurch, wants to demolish the ...
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