®Planning appeal decision
Kingswood House, Tag Lane, Wargrave, Wokingham, RG10 9ST
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
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.
Framework references: 137, 138, 147, 148, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy CP12, Policy CP3, Policy TB01, Policy TB21, Policy CC03
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