®Planning appeal decision
Forest Road, Hurst , Wokingham , RG40 5QY
Planning appeal 3261788 at Forest Road, Hurst , Wokingham , RG40 5QY (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 October 2021 by Inspector Harley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is an appropriate location for two dwellings taking into account local and national planning policies and guidance.
demolition of the coach maintenance building and erection of 2 no. dwellings and associated works
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harley S
- Postcode
- RG40 5QY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is an appropriate location for two dwellings taking into account local and national planning policies and guidance
- whether satisfactory external amenity space would be provided
- whether satisfactory living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of the proposed houses taking particular account of noise
What decided it
The unmitigated noise from the A329(M) and potential noise from the fishing lake pump would result in unsatisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, combined with the site's inaccessible location requiring reliance on private vehicles, both conflicting with national and local planning policies.
The modest weight given to the provision of two modern homes on previously developed land and small economic benefits during construction was outweighed by the significant weight attached to the site's inappropriate location beyond any settlement, lack of accessibility to services without private vehicle reliance, and unmitigated noise exposure, which conflict with national and local planning policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP9Policy CP11Policy CP1Policy CP6Policy CP3Policy CC01Policy RD11Policy R16Policy CC06
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 120
- Judgments
- Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin); [2018] EWCA Civ 610
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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