®Planning appeal decision
12 Makepiece Road, Bracknell, RG42 2HJ
‘New build 2 bedroom house with 1 off road parking space and rear garden’
- Authority
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Caine M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the residents of 14 Makepiece Road, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The substantial and wide-ranging harms to character and appearance and highway safety, when weighed against the contextually small contribution to housing supply of a single dwelling, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under the tilted balance test.
The substantial harms to character and appearance and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing supply contribution from a single dwelling, such that the proposal was not sustainable development for which the presumption in favour applies.
Framework references: 11, 69, 111, 130
Plan policies cited: Saved Policy EN20, Policy CS7, Policy HO1, Policy HO4, Policy HO8, Policy M9, Policy CS23
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.