®Planning appeal decision
Land West of Edney's Hill, Barkham Road, Barkham, RG41 4TG
erection of 16 flats and houses with new access off Edney's Hill, together with car ports, parking, footpaths, landscaping and all enabling works
- Authority
- Wokingham Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- RG41 4TG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate, unplanned development outside settlement limits within the countryside
- the effect of the proposal on the landscape, character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal is in a sustainable location in transport terms regarding distance and access to local facilities and amenities
- the impact of the proposal on highway and pedestrian safety
- the impact of the proposal on important trees
- whether the proposal would achieve 10% Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)
What decided it
The cumulative substantial and significant harms — unplanned countryside development, landscape and character harm, unsustainable location, unresolved highway safety concerns, and harm to trees/BNG — significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under the tilted balance.
the substantial/significant harms (conflict with the spatial strategy, landscape and character harm, unsustainable location, highway safety, and harm to trees/BNG) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits (market and affordable housing, economic benefits) even applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d), so the proposal was not sustainable development
Framework references: 11, 58, 116, 117, 135, 139, 193, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy CP11, Policy IRS1, Policy CP9, Policy CP17, Policy CP1, Policy CC01, Policy CP3, Policy CC03, Policy TB21, Policy AD3, Policy IRS2, Policy TB08, Policy CP6, Policy CC04, Policy CP7, Policy CP2
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.