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Allowed19 February 20243313566

Bellman Hanger, Shurlock Row, Reading, RG10 0PL

Planning appeal 3313566 at Bellman Hanger, Shurlock Row, Reading, RG10 0PL (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was allowed on 19 February 2024 by Inspector Cross D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The provision of affordable housing.

erection of 12no. dwellings with associated parking and landscaping and the retention of the existing access road following the demolition of the existing buildings, warehouse, external storage areas and hardstanding

Authority
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Cross D
Postcode
RG10 0PL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The provision of affordable housing
  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with due regard to openness
  • Character and appearance
  • Carbon offset
  • Other considerations relevant to the planning balance

What decided it

Under the tilted balance of paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework, the benefits of the proposal (housing delivery, affordable housing provision and economic benefits) were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate harm to character and appearance and other limited adverse impacts.

The moderate harm to character and appearance and limited harm from location/traffic movements were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing delivery, family housing need, affordable housing provision and economic benefits, so the tilted balance favoured allowing the appeal

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HO3Policy QP5Policy QP1Policy QP3Policy Env1Policy Gen2Policy SP2Policy NR2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 154

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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