®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Lambrook, Chavey Down Road, Winkfield Row Bracknell, Berkshire, SL4 4QS
Planning appeal 3365026 at Land South Of Lambrook, Chavey Down Road, Winkfield Row Bracknell, Berkshire, SL4 4QS (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was allowed on 23 December 2025 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to the settlement strategy and the character and appearance of the area, including the integrity of the local gap.
Outline planning application (all matters reserved other than access, layout and scale), for the erection of 2 no. self/custom build dwelling houses with associated access onto Chavey Down Road, tree works, landscaping and parking
- Authority
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Worley E
- Postcode
- RG42 7QB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to the settlement strategy and the character and appearance of the area, including the integrity of the local gap
- whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of Ronans, a Grade II listed building
- the effect of the proposed development on European sites
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites, combined with the substantial benefits of delivering self-build and custom housing units in an area of demonstrated unmet demand, outweighed the conflicts with the development plan and the less-than-substantial harm to the listed building's setting.
The conflicts with the development plan and moderate harm to the local gap integrity, together with less-than-substantial harm to the listed building's setting, were outweighed by the substantial benefits of housing delivery (particularly self-build units) in the context of a housing land supply shortfall, the sustainable location of the site relative to services and facilities, and the modest scale of development with limited visual effects.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP 1Policy LP 2Policy LP 3Policy LP 24Policy LP 25Policy LP 26Policy LP 27Policy LP 29Policy LP 30Policy LP 31Policy LP 32Policy LP 35Policy LP 36Policy LP 38Policy LP 44Policy LP 45Policy LP 46Policy W1Policy W9saved Policy NRM6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 58
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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