Land Adjacent To M4, Membury Airfield, Lambourn Woodlands, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 7TJ

the installation and operation of an asphalt plant and associated ancillary development

Authority: West Berkshire District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: minerals-waste · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Conde L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to its accessibility
The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
The effect of the proposed development on the local racehorse industry

What decided it

The absence of any demonstrated harm to highway safety, accessibility, air quality or the local racehorse industry meant the proposal accorded with the development plan taken as a whole.

the proposal was found to comply with the development plan as a whole, with no material considerations, individually or cumulatively, indicating a decision should be made otherwise

Framework references: 116, 190

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP19, Policy DM42, Policy DM37, Policy DM5, Policy SP2, Policy 22 (MWLP), Policy 26 (MWLP), Policy 20 (MWLP)

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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