®Planning appeal decision
Westwood Yard, Land to the North West of Sheerlands Road, Arborfield, RG40 4QX
Planning appeal 3262643 at Westwood Yard, Land to the North West of Sheerlands Road, Arborfield, RG40 4QX (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 26 July 2021 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b).
without planning permission, the material change of use of land from agricultural use to use as a builder’s yard
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- RG40 4QX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b)
- Whether planning permission should be granted for the material change of use to a builder's yard (ground a)
- Whether the steps required by the notice are excessive (ground f)
- Whether the time for compliance is reasonable (ground g)
What decided it
The serious harm to the intrinsic landscape character of the undeveloped green landscape wedge, combined with material noise nuisance to neighbouring residents and conflict with tree protection policies, outweighed the benefit of supporting a rural business.
The benefit of supporting a rural business and the useful work carried out did not outweigh the serious harm to the countryside, protected trees and the amenities of neighbours by way of noise
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP11 of the Wokingham Borough Local Development Framework Adopted Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2010Policy CCO3
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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