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Dismissed10 November 20253364304

Land Between Lodge Road And Tape Lane RG10 0EG, Hurst , Wokingham , RG10 0EG

Planning appeal 3364304 at Land Between Lodge Road And Tape Lane RG10 0EG, Hurst , Wokingham , RG10 0EG (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 November 2025 by Inspector Davies G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The location of development in relation to the spatial strategy of the development plan.

Erection of up to 99 new homes, green infrastructure, open space, pedestrian and cycle links, recreational facilities and other associated infrastructure and access points on Lodge Road and Tape Lane with required improvements

Authority
Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Davies G
Postcode
RG10 0EG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The location of development in relation to the spatial strategy of the development plan
  • Landscape character and appearance
  • Accessibility to services and facilities
  • Flood risk
  • Ecology
  • Loss of agricultural land

What decided it

The development's failure to meet the flood risk sequential test was treated as a strong reason for refusal that disengaged the tilted balance and was not outweighed by the scheme's benefits.

The benefits of the scheme, including housing delivery, affordable housing and transport improvements, did not outweigh the cumulative harms of conflict with the spatial strategy, landscape harm, poor accessibility, loss of agricultural land and, decisively, failure of the flood risk sequential test.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CC02Policy CP9Policy CP11Policy CP17Policy CP1Policy CP2Policy CP3Policy CP6Policy CC01Policy CC03Policy TB21Policy CP5Policy CP7Policy TB23Policy CC09Policy C9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 174Paragraph 193
Judgments
Mead Realisations Ltd v SSLUHC [2024] EWHC 270 (Admin)

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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