®Planning appeal decision
Hope House, Binfield Road, Shurlock Row, Reading, RG10 0QJ
erection of a detached dwelling with associated driveway and parking, following demolition of existing equestrian buildings
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Willis S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Shurlock Row Conservation Area and protected trees
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing harm to openness and character and appearance, and the other considerations do not clearly outweigh this harm to amount to very special circumstances.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt and the further harm to character and appearance of the area were not outweighed by the minor housing and economic benefits of a single dwelling and unsubstantiated claims regarding self-build or affordable housing.
Framework references: 149
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy GB2, Policy DG1, Policy N6
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.