®Planning appeal decision
land to south of, Gazelle Close, Winnersh, WOKINGHAM, RG41 5HH
the erection of a foodstore with associated access, parking and servicing areas, landscaping, and other associated works to include solar panels to the roof
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- other · Called In Planning Application
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- retail · Major retail and services
- Inspector
- Wildsmith D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Flood risk, in view of the location of the site within Flood Zone (FZ)3
- Retail impact and whether there are any sequentially preferable sites
- Highway safety, particularly at the junction of Reading Road and Gazelle Close, and other traffic and transport concerns
- Ecology and Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)
What decided it
The flood risk benefits of the proposed scheme compared to the extant fall-back scheme, combined with significant retail, economic and need benefits, outweighed the moderate weight attributed to the technical conflict with flood risk guidance.
The significant benefits of flood risk safety compared to the extant scheme, combined with significant retail, economic and need benefits and moderate highway and sustainability benefits, outweighed the moderate weight given to conflict with the Flood Risk and Coastal Change Guidance, and the Secretary of State concluded permission should be granted.
Framework references: 11, 57, 58, 85, 91, 92, 94, 95, 115, 116, 117, 118, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 178, 179, 181
Plan policies cited: CS Policy CP1, CS Policy CP3, CS Policy CP6, CS Policy CP7, CS Policy CP9, CS Policy CP11, MDDLP Policy CC02, MDDLP Policy CC03, MDDLP Policy CC07, MDDLP Policy CC09, MDDLP Policy CC10, MDDLP Policy TB12, MDDLP Policy TB16, MDDLP Policy TB20, MDDLP Policy TB23, Saved Policy NRM6
Judgments cited: R (on the application of Asda Stores Limited) v Leeds City Council and others
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.