Land Off Andover Drove, Wash Water, Newbury, Berks, RG20 0LZ

erection of two dwellings with associated parking and landscaping

Authority: West Berkshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Evans L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed site would be an appropriate location for residential development, with particular regard to the Council's spatial strategy
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the local area

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy by locating residential development outside the settlement boundary in open countryside, and this conflict with an up-to-date plan cannot be outweighed by the modest benefits of two additional houses.

The modest benefits of housing provision, tree protection and biodiversity net gain do not outweigh the harm from conflict with the spatial strategy and detrimental impact on rural character and appearance, with the tilted balance not engaged under an up-to-date development plan

Framework references: 12

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP3, Policy SP12, Policy DM1, Policy DM2, Policy SP7, Policy SP8

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