Planning appeal decision
Land at Binfield Paddocks, Twyford Road, Binfield , Bracknell, RG42 5QE
Planning appeal 3287327 at Land at Binfield Paddocks, Twyford Road, Binfield , Bracknell, RG42 5QE (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 13 June 2022 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the biodiversity of the appeal site.
construction of M4 Noise Abatement and Landscaped Screening Bund
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
- Postcode
- RG42 5QE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the biodiversity of the appeal site
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework 2021, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
What decided it
The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would not preserve openness, combined with insufficient ecological evidence to assess impacts on protected species, and the benefits did not amount to very special circumstances to justify the development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NR2Policy SP1Policy QP5
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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