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Allowed16 June 20266006650

3 Yew Tree Cottages, Maidens Green, Winkfield, SL4 4SL

Planning appeal 6006650 at 3 Yew Tree Cottages, Maidens Green, Winkfield, SL4 4SL (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was allowed on 16 June 2026 by Inspector P B Jarvis, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the garage building is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.

A timber framed garage to replace derelict outbuildings

Authority
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
P B Jarvis
Postcode
SL4 4SL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the garage building is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The garage qualifies as limited infilling within the defined village boundary and thus constitutes permitted development under NPPF paragraph 154(e), and no additional highway safety risk has been created.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP34Policy LP25Policy LP62Policy W1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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