®Planning appeal decision
Sandford Mill Sandford Lane, Woodley, READING, RG5 4TB
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
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.
Framework references: 163, 164
Plan policies cited: CP11, CP1, CP3, CC03
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