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Dismissed8 December 20213275378

Land to the Rear of 5 Forest Road, Crowthorne, RG45 7EH

Planning appeal 3275378 at Land to the Rear of 5 Forest Road, Crowthorne, RG45 7EH (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 December 2021 by Inspector Page L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal in relation to the character and appearance of the area.

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
Postcode
RG45 7EH

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Saved Policy EN20 of the Bracknell Forest Borough Local Plan 2002Policy CS7 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2008Policy CS23 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2008Saved Policy M9 of the Bracknell Forest Borough Local Plan 2002
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 107Paragraph 111

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