®Planning appeal decision
Land between School Road and Orchard Road, Hurst, Reading, RG10 0SD
the erection of 23 dwellings with associated access and 15 carparking spaces for the local primary school
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Sargent J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the principle of the development and its effect on the character and appearance of the area
- whether this is a sustainable location for such a development
- the effect on highway safety
- if harm would be caused by any of the above whether a decision contrary to the development plan would be justified by other material considerations
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate the required housing land supply engaged the tilted balance in paragraph 11d)(ii) of the Framework, and the identified harms were found not to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, principally housing and affordable housing delivery.
the limited harms to character and appearance, the footpath, and sustainability, together with development plan conflict, did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial benefits of housing and affordable housing delivery and other moderate/limited benefits, so permission was granted
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: CP1, CP2, CP3, CP6, CP9, CP11, CP17, TB08, TB21, TB24, TB26
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.