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

Planning appeal 3368488 at Holybrook Farm, Burghfield Bridge, Burghfield, Reading, RG30 3RA (West Berkshire District Council) was dismissed on 24 October 2025 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal having regard to flood risk.

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
Postcode: RG30 3RA

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: 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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