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Dismissed17 February 20263368650

Woodside, 8 Cornwall Close, Warfield, Bracknell, RG42 3UH

Planning appeal 3368650 at Woodside, 8 Cornwall Close, Warfield, Bracknell, RG42 3UH (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 February 2026 by Inspector Oyebade A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character, appearance and visual amenity of the area.

change of use of amenity land to enable a proposed extension to existing detached single-storey garage

Authority
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Oyebade A
Postcode
RG42 3UH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the character, appearance and visual amenity of the area

What decided it

The development would materially reduce openness by bringing the garage extension significantly closer to the public footpath and eliminating the amenity land that provides visual relief and spatial quality to the streetscene.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP28Policy LP50Policy LP44Policy LP45

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