®Planning appeal decision
53 Barkham Road, WOKINGHAM, RG41 2RG
single storey rear, two storey side and first floor extension and conversion to 2no semi-detached dwellings, following demolition of the existing garage
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Rogers J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed parking arrangement on highway safety with regard to the users of Barkham Road
- whether the development would encourage future occupiers to use alternative transport to the private car, with particular regard to the provision of bicycle storage facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to highway safety from the required reversing manoeuvre onto a busy classified road, combined with significant harm to character and appearance and moderate harm to sustainable transport provision, outweighed the modest housing supply benefits even under the tilted balance.
The modest housing benefits and efficient use of brownfield land were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to highway safety, character and appearance, and moderate harm to sustainable transport, such that the adverse impacts outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 9
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy CP3, Policy CP6, Policy CC01, Policy CC03, Policy CC07
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.