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Hope House, Binfield Road, Shurlock Row, Reading, RG10 0QJ
Planning appeal 3266551 at Hope House, Binfield Road, Shurlock Row, Reading, RG10 0QJ (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 3 September 2021 by Inspector Willis S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
erection of a detached dwelling with associated driveway and parking, following demolition of existing equestrian buildings
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Willis S
- Postcode
- RG10 0QJ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Policy GB2Policy DG1Policy N6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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