Land Adjacent Knappswood Cottage, Gardeners Lane, Upper Basildon, West Berkshire, RG8 8NN

erection of a detached dwelling with carport and associated landscaping

Authority: West Berkshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Shearing C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site is suitably located for housing, with regard to the Council's spatial strategy
The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
Whether the proposal would accommodate suitable surface water drainage

What decided it

The proposal's location outside the settlement boundary in open countryside, combined with significant harm to the character and appearance of the AONB, conflicts with the development plan as a whole and no material considerations outweigh this finding.

Framework references: 69, 79

Plan policies cited: Policy ADPP1, Policy ADPP5, Policy C1, Policy CS1, Policy CS14, Policy CS16, Policy CS19

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