®Planning appeal decision
75 Fifth Road, The Oaks, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 6DT
application for Permission in Principle for one Self Build dwellinghouse
- Authority
- West Berkshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rose C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development with particular regard to the spatial strategy for the area
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the effect of the development on the setting of the Battle of Newbury 1643 Registered Battlefield
What decided it
The material considerations, particularly the sustainable location close to Newbury, the absence of harm to the Battlefield and character and appearance, and the contribution to self-build housing supply, clearly outweighed the conflict with the spatial strategy policies of the development plan.
The conflict with the development plan spatial strategy was outweighed by material considerations including the sustainable location, absence of harm to heritage assets and character, and contribution to self-build housing supply.
Plan policies cited: LP Policy SP1, LP Policy SP3, LP Policy SP7, LP Policy SP8, LP Policy SP9, LP Policy DM1, LP Policy DM13, LP Policy DM25, LP Policy DM28, LP Policy DM35, LP Policy SP12
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.