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Planning permission granted18 September 20233253078

Heartwood, Sandhurst Road, Finchampstead, Berkshire, RG40 3LS

Planning appeal 3253078 at Heartwood, Sandhurst Road, Finchampstead, Berkshire, RG40 3LS (Wokingham Borough Council) was allowed on 18 September 2023 by Inspector Moss J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the location of the development is acceptable, having regard to the policies and guidance relevant to the location of this type of development.

Appeal A (enforcement, as corrected): material change of use of the land from forestry to a mixed use for forestry and for the storage and transfer of arboricultural waste and forestry products; Appeal B: change of use to a mixed use of storage of agricultural products, forestry products and green waste

Authority
Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
minerals-waste · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Moss J
Postcode
RG40 3LT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the location of the development is acceptable, having regard to the policies and guidance relevant to the location of this type of development
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area, in particular the effect of the development on the trees on site
  • The effect of the development on the living conditions of nearby residents

What decided it

The Inspector found the storage/transfer use to be an acceptable rural diversification from the forestry use, causing no unacceptable harm to trees, character or living conditions, and thus in accordance with the development plan and the Framework.

the development was found to accord with the development plan and the Framework, with no unacceptable harm identified to weigh against the rural economic diversification benefits, such that permission ought to be granted

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CC01Policy CP1Policy CP11Policy CP3Policy CC03Policy TB21Policy CC06Policy CP9Policy TC1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 85
Judgments
Burdle & Williams v SSE & New Forest DC [1972] 1 WLR 1207

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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