Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of Furzefield, Locks Ride, Bracknell, Berkshire, SL5 8FZ
Planning appeal 3323741 at Land to the Rear of Furzefield, Locks Ride, Bracknell, Berkshire, SL5 8FZ (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 June 2024 by Inspector Mileham P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is in a suitable location for new residential development having regard to local policy.
Construction of 5no. detached dwellings (4no. four beds and 1no. five bed), with associated garages, parking, access and landscaping
- Authority
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Mileham P
- Postcode
- SL5 8FZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is in a suitable location for new residential development having regard to local policy
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area having regard to trees
- The effect of the proposal on flood risk
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal's location outside the defined settlement boundary and failure to accord with the spatial strategy and settlement hierarchy policies of the adopted Development Plan could not be outweighed by the identified benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP1Policy LP2Policy LP3Policy LP26Policy LP28Policy LP35Policy LP54
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 76Paragraph 173
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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