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Dismissed29 December 20213277317

Sandford Mill Sandford Lane, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4TB

Planning appeal 3277317 at Sandford Mill Sandford Lane, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4TB (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 29 December 2021 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged already benefit from planning permission (ground c).

raised lawn to residential garden and new splayed close boarded fence and replacement gates

Authority
Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Hand S
Postcode
RG5 4TB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the matters alleged already benefit from planning permission (ground c)
  • Whether planning permission should be granted for the hardstanding, fencing and gates (ground a and s78 appeal)
  • Whether the enforcement notice should be upheld with variations (grounds f and g)

What decided it

The appellant's failure to provide a mandatory Flood Risk Assessment for development in Flood Zone 3a, as required by NPPF footnote 50, despite the potential for the raised hardstanding to displace floodwater.

The benefits of improved access and minimal visual impact on the countryside and landscape were outweighed by the absence of a required Flood Risk Assessment and the potential for the development to create flooding issues.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CP11CP1CP3CC03
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 163Paragraph 164

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