®Planning appeal decision
Land North of The Vale, Forest Road, Wokingham, RG40 5QY
erection of 1 no. dwelling and associated works
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Astley-Serougi B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to local policy
- the effect of the proposed development on the Landscape Character Area I1: Ashridge Farmed and Clay Lowland and the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposed development on the biodiversity within the site
What decided it
The adverse impacts of unsuitable location, landscape harm, and unresolved biodiversity net gain requirements significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefit in circumstances where the tilted balance was engaged.
The modest contribution of one housing unit to address the Council's significant housing land supply shortfall was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of unsuitable location and landscape harm.
Framework references: 11, 57, 73
Plan policies cited: Policy CP1, Policy CP3, Policy CP6, Policy CP11, Policy CC01, Policy CC02, Policy CC03, Policy TB21, Policy CP2
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.