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Allowed11 October 20243342812

Land Between School Road and Orchard Road, Hurst, Reading, RG10 0SD

Planning appeal 3342812 at Land Between School Road and Orchard Road, Hurst, Reading, RG10 0SD (Wokingham Borough Council) was allowed on 11 October 2024 by Inspector Sargent J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the principle of the development and its effect on the character and appearance of the area.

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
Postcode
RG10 0SD

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CP1CP2CP3CP6CP9CP11CP17TB08TB21TB24TB26
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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