329 Yorktown Road, College Town, Sandhurst, GU47 0QA

the erection of 2 no. 3 bedroom detached dwellings

Authority: Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Blackwell J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, as well as those of the future occupiers of the new dwellings

What decided it

The harm to character and appearance caused by the cramped plot sizes and non-subordinate backland development that fails to integrate with its surroundings outweighs the modest housing benefit, even under the tilted balance.

the modest contribution to housing supply was insufficient to outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance of the area

Framework references: 11, 130, 219

Plan policies cited: Policy CS7 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document (2008), saved Policy EN20 of the Bracknell Forest Borough Local Plan (2002)

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