Lockey Farm Sindlesham Road, Arborfield, READING, RG2 9JH

‘full planning permission for 2no. Class E Buildings (retrospective).’ Appeals A and B-

Authority: Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Change of use
Inspector: Hawkins S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Appeal A: Whether the residential use of the site is a suitable form of development in the countryside, having regard to the Development Plan and the Framework; The effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding countryside.
Appeal B: The effect of the buildings on the character and appearance of the surrounding countryside; Whether the buildings are in a suitable and accessible location, having regard to their proposed use, the Development Plan and the Framework.

What decided it

The significant and harmful erosion of the character and appearance of the surrounding countryside caused by both the residential use and the poorly designed commercial buildings outweighed any economic or other benefits.

Framework references: 7, 11, 88, 89

Plan policies cited: CP1, CP3, CP6, CP9, CP11, CC01, CC02, CC03, TB21

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