Planning appeal decision
Quackers Day Nursery, High Street, Chieveley, Newbury, RG20 8TE
Planning appeal 3363471 at Quackers Day Nursery, High Street, Chieveley, Newbury, RG20 8TE (West Berkshire District Council) was allowed on 5 August 2025 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposed development on highway safety.
erection of a single storey detached classroom, and re-location of fence between the side of the day nursery and north side boundary of the site
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Wilson D
- Postcode
- RG20 8TE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the proposed development on highway safety
What decided it
The demonstrated demand for early years provision (20 children on waiting list) combined with the conclusion that highway safety would not be unacceptably harmed, with mitigation through a travel plan condition, outweighed the Council's refusal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS13 of the West Berkshire District Core Strategy (2006 to 2026) Development Plan Document Adopted July 2012 West Berkshire Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 100Paragraph 116
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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