®Planning appeal decision
Land at Pine Acres, Birch Lane, Ascot, SL5 8RF
Planning appeal 3279268 at Land at Pine Acres, Birch Lane, Ascot, SL5 8RF (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 October 2022 by Inspector Parsons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area, with reference to trees covered by Tree Preservation Order.
the erection of three detached houses
- Authority
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Parsons J
- Postcode
- SL5 8RF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area, with reference to trees covered by Tree Preservation Order
- biodiversity
- the integrity of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (TBHSPA)
- Protected Species
What decided it
For Appeals A and B, the absence of mechanisms to secure SPA mitigation and the harm to character and appearance and biodiversity were decisive; for Appeal C, the s106 agreement securing SPA mitigation and the absence of harm to character, biodiversity and protected species were decisive.
Appeals A and B: the housing benefits and deficient five-year housing land supply were outweighed by moderate weight given to policy conflicts on character and appearance and full weight given to conflicts on trees, biodiversity and SPA protection; Appeal C: no material considerations indicated permission should be refused as the proposal complied with the development plan and caused no harm to the main issues.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS7Policy CS9Policy CS14Policy EN1Policy EN3Policy EN8Policy EN20Policy H5Policy LP46Policy NRM6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 174
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.