®Planning appeal decision
Blackcroft Farm, Church Road , Farley Hill, Wokingham , RG7 1UJ
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for the development, having regard to the spatial strategy for the area, the effect of the development on the landscape character and appearance of the area, and the provision of sustainable modes of transport
- whether the development achieves a Net Gain in Biodiversity and whether adequate regard has been had to the Westwood Copse, a designated Local Wildlife Site
What decided it
The development's excessive encroachment into open countryside away from original farm buildings, combined with significant harm to landscape character and failure to achieve net biodiversity gain, outweighed the economic benefits and conflicted with the development plan as a whole.
Framework references: 12, 15, 89, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy CP2, Policy CP3, Policy CP7, Policy CP9, Policy CP11, Policy CC01, Policy CC02, Policy CC03, Policy TB21, Policy TB23, Policy ADH1, Policy IRS4, Policy IRS5, Policy D2
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