®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to lane End House, Shinfield Road , Shinfield , RG2 9BB
6no dwellings with associated landscaping and access
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rogers J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal scheme makes appropriate provision to ensure the safety and accessibility of users of the proposed site access road
What decided it
The absence of a planning obligation to secure management of the site access road creates unacceptable risk to highway safety and accessibility, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the moderate benefits of additional housing supply.
The considerable harm to highway safety and accessibility from the absence of access road management provisions significantly and demonstrably outweighs the moderate benefits of six additional dwellings and affordable housing, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Framework references: 57, 74, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CP4, Policy CP10, Policy CP19, Policy 1 of the Shinfield Parish Neighbourhood Plan (2017), Infrastructure Delivery and Contributions Supplementary Planning Document for the Strategic Development Locations (2011), South of the M4 Strategic Development Location Supplementary Planning Document (2011)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.