Pound Lane Cottage, Pound Lane, Hurst, RG10 0RS

Planning appeal 6008845 at Pound Lane Cottage, Pound Lane, Hurst, RG10 0RS (Wokingham Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 July 2026 by Inspector G Sibley, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the builder's contractor yard would be in an appropriate location with regard to local development plan policies for a builder's storage yard.

change of use of land to a mixed use comprising of agriculture (keeping of goats) and storage of building materials together with the erection of 2no. storage buildings

Authority: Wokingham Borough Council
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: employment-industrial
Inspector: G Sibley
Postcode: RG10 0RS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the builder's contractor yard would be in an appropriate location with regard to local development plan policies for a builder's storage yard
Whether the builder's contractor yard would be in a suitable location with regard to access to alternative transport
The effect of the builder's contractor yard on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The proposal introduces a commercial storage use that is not countryside-dependent and does not meet Policy CP11 criteria for development beyond settlement limits, and the site's poor accessibility to public transport and reliance on private vehicle use conflicts with development plan policies promoting sustainable transport choices.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP11Policy CP15Policy CP6Policy CP1Policy CP3Policy CC01Policy CC02Policy CC03Policy TB21
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 89

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