Old Billingbear Brickworks, Carters Hill, Binfield, Wokingham, RG40 5RS

Planning appeal 3346384 at Old Billingbear Brickworks, Carters Hill, Binfield, Wokingham, RG40 5RS (Wokingham Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 1 May 2026 by Inspector Goldberg V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is in a suitable location having regard to the Council's spatial strategy.

Without planning permission, the material change of use of ‘’the Land’’ to storage, including materials, equipment and vehicles, and the laying of hardstanding

Authority: Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Goldberg V
Postcode: RG40 5RS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development is in a suitable location having regard to the Council's spatial strategy
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the countryside
the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of The Oak House in respect of noise and disturbance

What decided it

The development fails to accord with the development plan on three independent grounds: it is not a suitable location under the spatial strategy, it harms rural character and appearance, and it creates unacceptable living condition impacts on neighbouring residents through noise and disturbance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP11Policy CP1Policy CP3Policy CP4Policy TB21Policy CC06

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