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Allowed2 December 20223299942

Land at Pineridge Park, Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham, RG40 3ND

Planning appeal 3299942 at Land at Pineridge Park, Nine Mile Ride, Wokingham, RG40 3ND (Wokingham Borough Council) was allowed on 2 December 2022 by Inspector Wood T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The principle of the proposal in this location within the countryside.

the change of use to a holiday park site with 6 lodges, car parking and cycle storage

Authority
Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Wood T
Postcode
RG40 3ND

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The principle of the proposal in this location within the countryside
  • Whether the proposal would give rise to undue reliance on car use
  • The effects on the landscape character and appearance
  • The effects of the proposal on trees

What decided it

The existing lawful fallback use of the site for unrestricted storage of building materials and caravans, against which the proposed holiday lodge scheme was found to represent an improvement in every main issue.

The benefits of the proposal compared to the lawful fallback storage use outweighed any conflict with countryside policy, resulting in no overall conflict with the development plan and the appeal being allowed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP11Policy CP1Policy CP3Policy CP9Policy CP6Policy CC03Policy TB21Policy CC02
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 174Paragraph 175

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