Planning appeal decision
Park View Farm, Old Wokingham Road, Wokingham, Bracknell Forest, RG40 3BX
Planning appeal 3361492 at Park View Farm, Old Wokingham Road, Wokingham, Bracknell Forest, RG40 3BX (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 November 2025 by Inspector Davies E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The principle of the proposed development with specific regard to its location.
the erection of single storey wooden lodge for visitor accommodation in association with adjacent fishing lake
- Authority
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Davies E
- Postcode
- RG40 3BX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The principle of the proposed development with specific regard to its location
What decided it
The failure to adequately demonstrate that the visitor accommodation would not have likely significant effects on the Thames Basin Heath Special Protection Area, requiring application of the precautionary principle under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP2Policy LP35
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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