®Planning appeal decision
Lake House, West Woodhay, NEWBURY, RG20 0BU
without planning permission, the creation of a hard-surfaced track to the east and south of the dwelling known as Lake House in the approximate position marked in red between points A and E on the attached plan
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Satheesan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to its location within the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (formerly the AONB)
- the effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The unmitigated harm to the character and appearance of the North Wessex Downs National Landscape, compounded by unresolved highway safety concerns arising from potential increased traffic on a narrow rural lane, led to the appeal on ground (a) failing.
The harms to the character and appearance of the National Landscape and to highway safety were not outweighed by any other material considerations, so the development conflicted with the development plan as a whole and permission was refused.
Plan policies cited: Policy ADPP1, Policy ADPP5, Policy CS14, Policy CS19, Policy CS 13, Policy C1
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.