Hutts Farm Cottage , Blagrove Lane, Wokingham, RG41 4AX

Planning appeal 3305782 at Hutts Farm Cottage , Blagrove Lane, Wokingham, RG41 4AX (Wokingham Borough Council) was allowed on 4 January 2023 by Inspector Davies H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a new independent dwelling with regard to relevant development plan policies and the accessibility of services and facilities.

conversion of existing annex building to an independent dwelling with associated external alterations and replacement parking for Hutts Farm Cottage

Authority: Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Davies H
Postcode: RG41 4AX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for a new independent dwelling with regard to relevant development plan policies and the accessibility of services and facilities

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the paragraph 11d presumption in favour of sustainable development, which as a material consideration of sufficient weight outweighed the conflict with the development plan.

The modest harms from policy conflict (afforded moderate weight) were outweighed by the modest benefits of housing supply and economic activity (afforded moderate weight) when assessed against the Framework as a whole, with the paragraph 11d presumption in favour of sustainable development tipping the balance in favour of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP11Policy CC01Policy CP1Policy CP6Policy CP9Policy CP3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 104Paragraph 105

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