®Planning appeal decision
Handpost Farm School Road, Barkham, Wokingham, RG41 4TN
Planning appeal 3300225 at Handpost Farm School Road, Barkham, Wokingham, RG41 4TN (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 January 2023 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the appeal site provides a suitable location for the development proposed having particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy.
the erection of a replacement dwelling and incorporation of the existing Handpost Cottage Annex into Handpost Farm (house). Demolition of menage building and barn
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones H
- Postcode
- RG41 4TN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the appeal site provides a suitable location for the development proposed having particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy
- The effects of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed replacement dwelling would introduce inappropriate built form into a rural location, transforming the character of the site from rural to suburban, and would not provide the environmental improvements required by Policy CP11, thereby conflicting with the development plan's spatial strategy and the Framework's requirement to protect the intrinsic character and beauty of the countryside.
The harm to rural character and appearance and the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy significantly and demonstrably outweighed the lack of any benefits, as the proposal would result in no net gain in dwellings and no contribution to housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP11Policy CP1Policy CP3Policy TB21
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 174
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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