®Planning appeal decision
Knappswood Farm, Pangbourne Road, Upper basildon, Berkshire, RG8 8LN
the erection of a new house, access road and associated landscape and highway works
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for new housing
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area, with particular regard to the extent to which it would conserve or enhance the natural beauty of the North Wessex Downs AONB
- The living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring dwellings, with regard to privacy
What decided it
The site is located outside the settlement boundary in countryside where no exceptions to the development plan's restrictive policies apply, and the proposal would have unacceptable impacts on the AONB and neighbouring privacy.
Framework references: 219, 176
Plan policies cited: Policy C1 of the HAS, Policy CS1 of the CS, Area Delivery Plan Policy 1 (ADPP1) of the CS, Policy ADPP5 of the CS, Policy CS19 of the CS, Policy CS14 of the CS
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