Little Birches Dunt Lane, Hurst, READING, RG10 0TA

a full application for the proposed change of use of land for the stationing of a mobile home for independent residential purposes

Authority: Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Howell M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would provide a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the local housing development strategy
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The site's location outside settlement limits in countryside without safe pedestrian access to services and facilities, combined with the proposal's failure to meet any exceptions in Policy CP11 and its harmful impact on the character and appearance of the area, outweighs any housing benefits.

Framework references: 79, 80, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy CP9, Policy CC01, Policy CC02, Policy CP11, Policy CP1, Policy CP6, Policy TB06, Policy CP3, Policy CC08, Policy TB21

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