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Dismissed7 March 20253334221

Brockendene, Farley Hill, Wokingham, RG7 1UH

Planning appeal 3334221 at Brockendene, Farley Hill, Wokingham, RG7 1UH (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 March 2025 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would accord with the Development Plan strategy for housing, including in respect of the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of two dwellings with detached garages to the rear (east) of the existing dwelling

Authority
Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Marigold O
Postcode
RG7 1UH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would accord with the Development Plan strategy for housing, including in respect of the character and appearance of the area
  • the accessibility of the proposal to services and facilities
  • the effect of the proposal on the usability of the adjacent Public Right of Way (PROW)
  • the effect of the proposal on ecology

What decided it

The substantial and significant harms to landscape character, accessibility, public rights of way usability, and ecology, when weighed against the moderate benefits of housing delivery in a context of undersupply, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

The adverse impacts of granting permission, comprising substantial harm to character and appearance and accessibility, and significant harm to public rights of way and ecology, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of housing delivery, even in the context of a 3.2-year housing land supply shortfall.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
WBCS policy CP1WBCS policy CP2WBCS policy CP3WBCS policy CP6WBCS policy CP7WBCS policy CP9WBCS policy CP11WBCS policy CP17MDD policy CC01MDD policy CC02MDD policy CC03MDD policy TB21MDD policy TB23MDD policy TB26Borough Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document June 2012
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 105Paragraph 110Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 187

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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