®Planning appeal decision
land r/o Rowes Farmhouse, The Orchard Plot, Church Road, Swallowfield, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 1TJ
Erection of 1 x no. 4/5 bed detached dwelling house
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Conde L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for new housing, with specific regard to the Council's spatial strategy and access to services and facilities
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA)
What decided it
The unsustainable location of the site, combined with the harmful effect on character and appearance, meant that the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
the adverse impacts of granting planning permission would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest socio-economic benefits of one dwelling, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 84, 85, 79, 80, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CP11, Policy CP1, Policy CP6, Policy CP3, Policy CP9, Policy CC01, Policy CC03, Policy TB21, Policy CP8
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.