®Planning appeal decision
Kingswood House, Tag Lane, Wargrave, Wokingham, RG10 9ST
Planning appeal 3292548 at Kingswood House, Tag Lane, Wargrave, Wokingham, RG10 9ST (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2023 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant an LDC was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant has shown that the proposal is granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class F of the GPDO.
formation of a new access drive from Blakes Road following stopping up of the existing access from Tag Lane and erection of entrance gates and piers
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- RG10 9ST
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the Council's decision to refuse to grant an LDC was well-founded, turning on whether the appellant has shown that the proposal is granted planning permission by Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class F of the GPDO.
- Appeal B: whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development, having regard to the effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt, the NPPF and the Development Plan.
- Appeal B: the effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding countryside.
- Appeal B: whether any harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so whether this would amount to the very special circumstances required to justify granting permission.
What decided it
The proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to preserve openness and harms the character and appearance of the surrounding countryside, with no very special circumstances to justify permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP12Policy CP3Policy TB01Policy TB21Policy CC03
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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