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Dismissed24 July 20253351161

Hill Copse Parkers Lane, Maidens Green, Bracknell, RG42 6LE

Planning appeal 3351161 at Hill Copse Parkers Lane, Maidens Green, Bracknell, RG42 6LE (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 July 2025 by Inspector Aqbal M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt in terms of the Framework and development plan policy.

Demolition of existing dwelling and change of use of the curtilage of the property as an extension to the long existing caravan site, High Pines, comprising a small addition of 10 residential caravans to the existing 65 that are existing

Authority
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Change of use
Inspector
Aqbal M
Postcode
RG42 6LE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt in terms of the Framework and development plan policy
  • The implications of the proposal in respect of trees
  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • The effect of the proposal on protected species

What decided it

The cumulative harm from uncertainty regarding tree protection and compatibility with the development, combined with incomplete bat surveys and failure to demonstrate exceptional circumstances for post-permission ecological assessment, attracted substantial weight that significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery.

The substantial harm associated with trees, landscaping and protected species conflicts with development plan policies, which align with the Framework, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and economic activity, resulting in dismissal of the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP 34Policy LP 54Policy LP 25Policy LP 53
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 99Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157

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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