®Planning appeal decision
Bellman Hanger, Shurlock Row, Reading, RG10 0PL
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
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
Framework references: 11, 57, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy HO3, Policy QP5, Policy QP1, Policy QP3, Policy Env1, Policy Gen2, Policy SP2, Policy NR2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.