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Allowed3 September 20213241996

Woodside, Blagrove Lane, Wokingham, RG41 4BA

Planning appeal 3241996 at Woodside, Blagrove Lane, Wokingham, RG41 4BA (Wokingham Borough Council) was allowed on 3 September 2021 by Inspector Murray D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The accord with the development strategy in the development plan.

the change of use of the land for the siting of caravans for residential purposes including the creation of a new access and hard surfacing, as modified by the subsequent permission 181694, without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref. APP/X0360/C/15/3085493 granted on appeal

Authority
Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Murray D
Postcode
RG41 4BA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The accord with the development strategy in the development plan
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the Council can demonstrate a five year supply of gypsy and traveller sites
  • The availability of alternative sites
  • The personal circumstances of the appellants and the children living on the site

What decided it

The now-limited landscape harm combined with the lack of any realistic alternative site and the pressing personal and children's welfare needs of the families outweighed the residual conflict with the settlement strategy policy.

the accord with the detailed traveller site and inclusive communities policies, together with the unmet need, lack of available alternative sites, and the personal circumstances of the families and children, outweighed the conflict with Policy CP11 and justified a permanent permission rather than a further temporary or restricted one

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP1Policy CP3Policy CP11Policy TB10Policy CP2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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