®Planning appeal decision
Forest Road, Hurst , Wokingham , RG40 5QY
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 120
Plan policies cited: Policy CP9, Policy CP11, Policy CP1, Policy CP6, Policy CP3, Policy CC01, Policy RD11, Policy R16, Policy CC06
Judgments cited: Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2017] EWHC 2743 (Admin); [2018] EWCA Civ 610
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.