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Allowed26 March 20263367152

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

Planning appeal 3367152 at Land Adjacent To M4, Membury Airfield, Lambourn Woodlands, Hungerford, Berkshire, RG17 7TJ (West Berkshire District Council) was allowed on 26 March 2026 by Inspector Conde L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to its accessibility.

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy SP19Policy DM42Policy DM37Policy DM5Policy SP2Policy 22 (MWLP)Policy 26 (MWLP)Policy 20 (MWLP)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 116Paragraph 190

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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