®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Lambrook, Chavey Down Road, Winkfield Row Bracknell, Berkshire, SL4 4QS
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 58
Plan policies cited: Policy LP 1, Policy LP 2, Policy LP 3, Policy LP 24, Policy LP 25, Policy LP 26, Policy LP 27, Policy LP 29, Policy LP 30, Policy LP 31, Policy LP 32, Policy LP 35, Policy LP 36, Policy LP 38, Policy LP 44, Policy LP 45, Policy LP 46, Policy W1, Policy W9, saved Policy NRM6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.