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Dismissed19 May 20233313399

Knappswood Farm, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Berkshire, RG8 8LN

Planning appeal 3313399 at Knappswood Farm, Pangbourne Road, Upper Basildon, Berkshire, RG8 8LN (West Berkshire District Council) was dismissed on 19 May 2023 by Inspector Davies H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for new housing.

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
Postcode
RG8 8LN

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy C1 of the HASPolicy CS1 of the CSArea Delivery Plan Policy 1 (ADPP1) of the CSPolicy ADPP5 of the CSPolicy CS19 of the CSPolicy CS14 of the CS
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 219Paragraph 176

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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