®Planning appeal decision
Land at the Rose Garden, Easthampstead Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 3AL
Planning appeal 3278243 at Land at the Rose Garden, Easthampstead Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 3AL (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 March 2022 by Inspector Pipkin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a dwelling having regard to local and national planning policy for the delivery of housing.
demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of a single detached dwellinghouse and car port
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
- Postcode
- RG40 3AL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a dwelling having regard to local and national planning policy for the delivery of housing
- the effect of the proposed development on a heritage asset
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant harm to the setting of a designated heritage asset and would constitute an isolated dwelling in the countryside contrary to the development plan, with no material considerations outweighing these conflicts.
The public benefits of providing one additional market dwelling are negligible and do not outweigh the less-than-substantial harm to the heritage asset; the tilted balance does not apply due to heritage harm; the proposal would result in a countryside dwelling with car dependency and significant harm to character and appearance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP1Policy CP3Policy CP6Policy CP9Policy CP11Policy CC01Policy CC02Policy CC03Policy CC08Policy TB21Policy TB24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 80Paragraph 202
- Judgments
- Braintree DC v SSCLG, Greyread Ltd & Granville Developments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 610; City & Country Bramshill Limited v SSHCLG and others [2021] EWCA Civ 320
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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