®Planning appeal decision
Land to the North of the A4, New Bath Road, Twyford, READING, RG10 9RY
outline application with all matters reserved for a residential development of up to 230 dwellings, open space, internal accesses and parking, drainage measures, landscaping, demolition of all existing structures, and all other associated works
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Masters C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for residential development (sustainability and physical separation)
- Whether the proposal adequately provides for sustainable transport measures including pedestrian and cycle movements
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance, and the benefits of housing delivery (particularly affordable housing) were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the limited harm arising from the site's location outside the settlement boundary.
The significant weight given to market housing, very significant weight to affordable housing, and moderate/limited weight to economic, environmental and highways benefits outweighed the limited harm from the change to the countryside and the reduced-weight conflict with the development plan, so permission was granted under the paragraph 11(d) tilted balance.
Framework references: 11, 56, 58, 78, 110, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy CP2, Policy CP3, Policy CP4, Policy CP5, Policy CP6, Policy CP9, Policy CP11, Policy CC01, Policy CC02, Policy CC03, Policy TB08, Policy TB12, Policy TW1, Policy TW2, Policy TW13
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.