®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed22 May 20243329586
Land adjacent to 176 Hyde End Road, Shinfield, Wokingham, RG2 9ER
creation of access and hardstanding
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Guest H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for development with regard to the Council's spatial strategy for the area
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the landscape quality of the rural environment and a protected tree
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to visibility splays
What decided it
The proposal fails to achieve adequate visibility splays for safe access under existing highway conditions and would prevent mitigation of harm to a protected tree, while the maintenance justification does not constitute an exceptional circumstance to justify development outside settlement limits.
Framework references: 115
Plan policies cited: Policy CP11, Policy CP1, Policy CP3, Policy CP6, Policy CC02, Policy CC03, Policy CC07, Policy TB21
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