®Planning appeal decision
11 The Close, College Town, Sandhurst, GU47 0RE
Planning appeal 3314766 at 11 The Close, College Town, Sandhurst, GU47 0RE (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 October 2023 by Inspector Murray D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area including on existing trees.
the erection of 3no. dwellings on land with parking and access integrated
- Authority
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Murray D
- Postcode
- GU47 0RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development proposed on the character and appearance of the area including on existing trees
- The living conditions of neighbours and future occupiers of the houses
- Highway safety including the provision of parking
- Wildlife habitats including the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA)
What decided it
The serious harm to character and appearance, failure to achieve safe access and adequate living conditions, and unresolved effects on the Thames Basin Heaths SPA were fundamental to the scheme and could not be reasonably resolved by conditions, and these harms outweighed the small housing supply benefits.
The small contribution to housing supply and efficient use of land were outweighed by the serious harm to character and appearance, harm to living conditions, highway safety concerns, and harm to the special habitat of the Thames Basin Heaths SPA, resulting in conflict with the development plan as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- saved Policy EN20 of the BFBLPPolicy CS7Policy CS14 of the CSDPDThames Basin Heaths SPA SPD (April 2018)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 12
- Judgments
- Wheatcroft; Holborn Studios Ltd
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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