®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Trowes Lane and North of Charlton Lane, Swallowfield, United Kingdom, RG7 1RT
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
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.
Framework references: 76, 77, 226, 109, 180, 11, 54, 56
Plan policies cited: Policy CP9, Policy CP11, Policy CP17, Policy CC02, Policy CP1, Policy CP3, Policy CP6, Policy CC01, Policy CC03, Policy TB21, Policy CP2, Policy CP8, Policy NRM6
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.