®Planning appeal decision
Perrins Farm , Beech Hill Road, Mortimer, Reading, RG7 2AL
Planning appeal 3264565 at Perrins Farm , Beech Hill Road, Mortimer, Reading, RG7 2AL (West Berkshire District Council) was dismissed on 16 July 2021 by Inspector Butcher H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to: scale; accessibility; living conditions of existing and future occupiers, having particular regard to noise; and the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
subdivision of existing farmhouse from one to three C3 dwellinghouses, change of use of agricultural building to two C3 dwellinghouses, change of use of agricultural building to B1 use accommodation, change of use of agricultural buildings to flexible B2/B8 use accommodation, demolition of four agricultural buildings, new access from Park Lane and existing access closed off, and associated internal access arrangements, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Butcher H
- Postcode
- RG7 2AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to: scale; accessibility; living conditions of existing and future occupiers, having particular regard to noise; and the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Whether or not the proposed development would make adequate provision for affordable housing
What decided it
The cumulative harm arising from the site's unsuitability in terms of scale, accessibility, and living conditions (particularly noise impacts from mixed-use development in an isolated countryside location) outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and efficient land use.
The proposals would make efficient use of land and increase housing stock with modest affordable housing provision, but these matters did not outweigh the overall harm found in terms of scale, accessibility, and living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ADDP1Policy ADPP1Policy CS13Policy CS14Policy CS6Policy CS9Policy C1Policy C4Policy C6 of the Stratfield Mortimer Neighbourhood Development Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 103
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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