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Notice varied and upheld9 December 20243344473

Brookfield Farm Old Wokingham Road, Wokingham, RG40 3BU

Planning appeal 3344473 at Brookfield Farm Old Wokingham Road, Wokingham, RG40 3BU (Wokingham Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 9 December 2024 by Inspector Jones D, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the principle of development is acceptable, having regard to the relevant policies of the development plan.

(i) the material change of use of ‘the land’ from agriculture and equestrian to vehicle storage, vehicle repairs and restoration and general storage with ancillary office, (ii) the erection of 2 no. buildings in connection with the unlawful use of ‘the land’ as outlined in blue on plan 2, (iii) the laying of hard-surfacing in connection with the unlawful use of the land as outlined in green on plan 2, (iv) the erection of a wall and boundary treatments in connection with the unlawful use of ‘the land’ in the areas outlined in green on plan 2

Authority
Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Jones D
Postcode
RG40 3BU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the principle of development is acceptable, having regard to the relevant policies of the development plan
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether the development is in a suitable location, having regard to sustainable development and travel

What decided it

The development's conflict with the development plan's countryside and locational policies, together with the significant harm to rural character and appearance, was not outweighed by the limited economic benefits to the appellant.

the limited economic benefits to the appellant and planning history of the wider site did not outweigh the harm to the character and appearance of the area and the conflict with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CC02Policy CP9Policy CP11Policy CP15Policy CP1Policy CP3Policy CP6Policy CC01Policy CC03Policy TB21
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 88Paragraph 89
Judgments
R (ZZZ Incorporated) v Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions [2003] EWHC 1092 Admin; Burdle & Williams v Secretary of State for the Environment & New Forest DC [1972] 1 W.L.R 1207; Prengate Properties Ltd v SSE [1973] 25 P&CR 311; Murfitt v Secretary of State for the Environment & East Cambridgeshire CC [1980] JPL 598; Caldwell & Timberstore Ltd v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities & Buckinghamshire Council [2024] EWCA Civ 467

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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