®Planning appeal decision
Cleardene Farm Ashmore Green Road, Ashmore Green, THATCHAM, RG18 9ES
conversion of 4 agricultural buildings into 4 residential dwellings, including part demolition and landscaping
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Law T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The principle of the proposed development with specific regards to the conversion of rural buildings
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposed development would comply with national and local planning policies which seek to steer new development away from areas at highest risk of flooding
- The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
Appeal B accorded with the development plan, particularly Policy C4 which permits conversion of redundant rural buildings where the buildings are structurally sound and genuinely redundant, and the proposed development would not harm character and appearance or other material considerations.
Framework references: 130, 167, 174, 180, 111
Plan policies cited: Policy C1, Policy C3, Policy C4, Policy CS13, Policy CS14, Policy CS16, Policy CS17, Policy CS19, Policy ADPP1
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.