Planning appeal decision
Land to the West of Shepherds Lane, Hurley, Berkshire, SL6 5NG
Planning appeal 3304019 at Land to the West of Shepherds Lane, Hurley, Berkshire, SL6 5NG (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was allowed on 27 October 2023 by Inspector Palmer N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
a replacement agricultural/commercial building
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Palmer N
- Postcode
- SL6 5NG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the development on the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances needed to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposed buildings would constitute replacement buildings in the same use as the existing building with no material increase in volume, falling within the exception in paragraph 149(d) of the NPPF and therefore not being inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QP5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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