Planning appeal decision
Long Meadow Farm Edneys Hill, Wokingham, RG41 4DS
Planning appeal 3288075 at Long Meadow Farm Edneys Hill, Wokingham, RG41 4DS (Wokingham Borough Council) was allowed on 28 June 2022 by Inspector Blackwell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would represent a suitable use within the countryside, with particular regard to any associated effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
change of use of existing land from agricultural to residential garden
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
- Postcode
- RG41 4DS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would represent a suitable use within the countryside, with particular regard to any associated effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
What decided it
The physical and spatial integration of the appeal site with surrounding built form, combined with its natural topography and enclosure, allows the residential garden use to assimilate effectively without materially harming the countryside character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP11Policy CP1Policy CP3Policy CC03Policy TB21
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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