®Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of Wakemans , Upper Basildon , Reading , Berkshire, RG8 8JE
Planning appeal 3287670 at Land Rear of Wakemans , Upper Basildon , Reading , Berkshire, RG8 8JE (West Berkshire District Council) was dismissed on 2 September 2022 by Inspector Davies H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would provide a suitable location for new housing.
the erection of 4no. new dwellings at Land Rear of Wakemans
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies H
- Postcode
- RG8 8JE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would provide a suitable location for new housing
What decided it
The site's location outside the settlement boundary in open countryside, combined with poor sustainability of location due to limited access to services and facilities, means it fails to accord with the development plan spatial strategy for housing.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ADPP1Policy ADPP5Policy CS1Policy C1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 119Paragraph 120
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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