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Allowed19 July 20243340006

Land West of Trowes Lane and North of Charlton Lane, Swallowfield, United Kingdom, RG7 1RT

Planning appeal 3340006 at Land West of Trowes Lane and North of Charlton Lane, Swallowfield, United Kingdom, RG7 1RT (Wokingham Borough Council) was allowed on 19 July 2024 by Inspector Davies G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The spatial objectives of the Local Plan as regards the location of new development.

the erection of 81 dwellings (including 40% affordable homes), open space, SuDS, landscaping, biodiversity enhancements, new vehicular access off Trowes Lane, pedestrian and cycle links, and associated infrastructure

Authority
Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Davies G
Postcode
RG7 1RT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The spatial objectives of the Local Plan as regards the location of new development
  • Landscape
  • Accessibility to facilities and services
  • Housing land requirement and supply

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate an adequate (4-year) housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11d) of the Framework, and the substantial benefits of market and affordable housing were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the moderate/limited harms identified.

The substantial benefits of housing delivery, particularly open market and affordable housing, outweighed the moderate weight given to conflict with the spatial strategy and accessibility policies and the limited weight given to landscape harm, so that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP9Policy CP11Policy CP17Policy CC02Policy CP1Policy CP3Policy CP6Policy CC01Policy CC03Policy TB21Policy CP2Policy CP8Policy NRM6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 76Paragraph 77Paragraph 226Paragraph 109Paragraph 180Paragraph 11Paragraph 54Paragraph 56

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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