C/O - Longcroft Long Hill Road, Bracknell Forest, Ascot, SL5 8RD

redevelopment of the site to provide 6 dwellings

Authority: Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Smith A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect upon highway and pedestrian safety
The effect upon biodiversity, including protected species
The effect upon the SPA

What decided it

The Council could not demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, engaging the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the limited adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the scheme.

the benefits of delivering five net-additional housing units were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the limited adverse impacts (conflict with Policy EN8 without associated harm to character or appearance), so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and the appeal was allowed

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy CS23, Policy CS1, Policy CS14, saved Policy EN3, saved Policy EN8, retained NRM6 of the South East Plan

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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