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Dismissed14 July 20233314630

Land at Beaufort Park , Bracknell , RG40 3DN

Planning appeal 3314630 at Land at Beaufort Park , Bracknell , RG40 3DN (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 July 2023 by Inspector Pipkin R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to the provision of vehicular parking.

for 226 homes including associated on-site SANG with an access route, open space and pedestrian/cycle connections

Authority
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Pipkin R
Postcode
RG40 3DN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to the provision of vehicular parking
  • whether or not the proposed development would affect the integrity of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area
  • whether there are any other material considerations, including the benefits of the proposal, which would indicate that the proposal should be determined otherwise than in accordance with the terms of the development plan

What decided it

The significant harm to highway safety arising from the parking layout and shortfall in SANG parking provision was not outweighed by the benefits of the scheme.

the significant benefits of the scheme (housing delivery, affordable housing, biodiversity, social and economic benefits) carrying significant weight were outweighed by the substantial weight attributed to harm to highway safety, resulting in conflict with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN20Policy M9Policy CS7Policy EN3Policy CS14Saved Policy NRM6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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