®Planning appeal decision
Land at 42 Locks Ride, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 8QY
Planning appeal 3269566 at Land at 42 Locks Ride, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 8QY (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 September 2021 by Inspector Willis S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including with regard to protected trees.
erection of 2no. detached dwellings with car parking and associated landscaping and access, following demolition of existing buildings
- Authority
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Willis S
- Postcode
- SL5 8QY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including with regard to protected trees
- The effect on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA)
- Highway safety
- Whether the development would encourage future occupiers to use a range of transport modes, with particular regard to the provision of cycle storage facilities
What decided it
The failure to secure appropriate mitigation for the Thames Basin Heaths SPA through a legally certain planning obligation, combined with unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area through incongruous backland development that conflicts with the predominant pattern of ribbon development along Locks Ride.
The identified harm to character and appearance and the failure to secure SPA mitigation outweighed the limited benefits from housing supply, economic benefits and construction activity, with no material considerations sufficient to overcome the development plan conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN20 of the Local PlanPolicy CS7 of the Core StrategyPolicy EN1 of the Local PlanPolicy NRM6 of the South East PlanPolicy EN3 of the Local PlanPolicy CS14 of the Core StrategyPolicy CS23 of the Core StrategySaved Policy M9 of the Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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