®Planning appeal decision
Sutton Court Farm Easthampstead Road, Wokingham, RG40 3BS
Planning appeal 3289825 at Sutton Court Farm Easthampstead Road, Wokingham, RG40 3BS (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 July 2022 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal sites are a suitable location for the development with regards to accessibility.
‘change of use of building and land from residential to a mixed use of residential and car rentals’
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Conde L
- Postcode
- RG40 3BS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal sites are a suitable location for the development with regards to accessibility
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Appeal B only: the effect of the development on the living conditions of occupants of neighbouring properties, in respect of noise
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the developments—poor accessibility, significant harm to rural character and appearance, and in Appeal B's case unacceptable noise impacts on neighbouring residents—substantially and demonstrably outweigh the modest economic benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole under paragraph 11d.
The modest social and economic contributions through employment were given moderate weight, but the substantial harm to character and appearance, poor accessibility, lack of sustainability, and for Appeal B the substantial harm to neighbouring living conditions from noise, substantially and demonstrably outweighed these benefits under the tilted balance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Strategy Policy CP1Core Strategy Policy CP3Core Strategy Policy CP6Core Strategy Policy CP9Core Strategy Policy CP11Core Strategy Policy CP15Local Plan Policy CC01Local Plan Policy CC02Borough Design Guide Policy R23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 9Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 85
- Judgments
- Eastleigh BC v SSHCLG and Ors [2019] EWHC 1862 (Admin)
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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