®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Herschel Grange, Warfield, Bracknell, RG42 6AT
Planning appeal 3273240 at Land North of Herschel Grange, Warfield, Bracknell, RG42 6AT (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 September 2022 by Inspector Sargent J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether this development is in a suitable location, having regard to the spatial strategy, access to services, and the effect on the character and appearance of the area.
the erection of 33 dwellings (including 10 affordable dwellings), with car parking, landscaping, open space and access from Herschel Grange, following the demolition of 6 Herschel Grange
- Authority
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Sargent J
- Postcode
- RG42 6AT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether this development is in a suitable location, having regard to the spatial strategy, access to services, and the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- whether it would deliver sufficient public open space, community facilities and affordable housing
- whether it would have a likely significant effect, when considered alone or in combination with other plans and projects, on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area
- whether the drainage arrangements would be suitable
What decided it
The adverse effects of poor integration into the surrounding countryside through the scheme's density and hard edge, combined with the failure to secure drainage monitoring, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery despite the shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
The significant weight given to housing delivery benefits under the tilted balance was outweighed by the appreciable and lasting concerns of poor countryside integration, landscape harm, and unsecured drainage monitoring, which the Inspector found significantly and demonstrably outweighed the scheme's benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS2Policy CS9Policy EN8Policy H5Policy CS7Policy EN20Policy CS6Policy CS8Policy CS16Policy CS17Policy R4Policy H8Policy EN3Policy CS14Policy CS23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 174Paragraph 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.
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