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Dismissed17 June 20213265593

Whitegates, St. Marks Road, Binfield, Bracknell, RG42 4AT

Planning appeal 3265593 at Whitegates, St. Marks Road, Binfield, Bracknell, RG42 4AT (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 June 2021 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 1 Woodies Close with particular regard to privacy.

extensions and alterations to enlarge house and enlarge 6 bedsits and add a 7th bedsit

Authority
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Blackwell J
Postcode
RG42 4AT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 1 Woodies Close with particular regard to privacy
  • highway safety with particular regard to parking provision

What decided it

The unacceptable loss of privacy to neighbouring occupiers through overlooking and the harmful effect on highway safety from insufficient parking provision.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN20 of the Core StrategyPolicy M9 of the Local PlanPolicy CS23 of the Core StrategyPolicy BF1 of the Binfield Neighbourhood Plan 2015–2026

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