®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of 5 Forest Road, Crowthorne, RG45 7EH
erection of two dwellings including means of access and associated works
- Authority
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Page L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal in relation to the character and appearance of the area
- living conditions of neighbouring occupiers including their outlook
- highway safety
What decided it
The proposal's cramped siting creating narrow and truncated plots not reflected elsewhere in the locality, combined with harmful overbearing effects on neighbouring living conditions, outweighed the limited housing benefits and acceptable highway safety position.
the adverse impacts of approving the proposal in relation to character and appearance and living conditions would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited benefits derived from efficient use of land and housing land supply contributions, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development under Paragraph 11(d) would not be engaged
Framework references: 11, 107, 111
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy EN20 of the Bracknell Forest Borough Local Plan 2002, Policy CS7 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2008, Policy CS23 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2008, Saved Policy M9 of the Bracknell Forest Borough Local Plan 2002
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.