®Planning appeal decision
53 Barkham Road, Wokingham, RG41 2RG
Planning appeal 3300853 at 53 Barkham Road, Wokingham, RG41 2RG (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 November 2022 by Inspector Rogers J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed parking arrangement on highway safety with regard to the users of Barkham Road.
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
- Postcode
- RG41 2RG
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP1Policy CP3Policy CP6Policy CC01Policy CC03Policy CC07
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 9
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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