Planning appeal decision
Buckhurst Moors North View, Amen Corner, Binfield, Bracknell, RG12 8TD
Planning appeal 3264319 at Buckhurst Moors North View, Amen Corner, Binfield, Bracknell, RG12 8TD (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 5 July 2021 by Inspector Roberts J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of North View.
Without planning permission the change of use of part of land to Concrete batching business
- Authority
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Roberts J
- Postcode
- RG12 8TD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of North View
- the effect of the development on highway safety
- the effect of the development on the local economy
What decided it
The substantial harm to the living conditions of North View residents and highway safety caused by the high volume of heavy goods vehicle traffic outweighed the significant economic benefits of the concrete batching business to the local construction industry.
the significant economic benefits of the concrete batching business to local construction and housing delivery were outweighed by the substantial harm to living conditions and highway safety
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- saved Policy EN20saved Policy EN25Policy CS23Policy CS24saved Policy M4saved Policy M5
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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