Holybrook Farm, Burghfield Bridge, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3RA

demolition of existing dairy barn and erection of new flexible barn for light industrial (E) and B8 use

Authority: West Berkshire District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Conde L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to flood risk
Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to its accessibility by sustainable means of travel
The effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The proposal's location in Flood Zone 3 with resultant loss of floodplain storage, combined with the site's inaccessibility by sustainable means of travel due to its rural character and dangerous road conditions, means the scheme conflicts with the development plan with no material considerations to justify approval.

Plan policies cited: LPR Policy SP6 (Flood Risk), LPR Policy SP5 (Responding to Climate Change), LPR Policy SP1 (Spatial Strategy), LPR Policy SP19 (Transport), LPR Policy DM42 (Transport Infrastructure), LPR Policy SP17

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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