Lawrences Lane Appeal Core Documents Library

The Lawrences Lane planning appeal was dismissed on 5th May 2023. Please find the appeal decision here. Lawrences Lane Appeal Decision [328KB]

This is the Core Documents Library. It is currently a work in progress and will continue being developed, updated and populated in the run-up to the Inquiry. This includes all relevant documents (Core Documents pre-fixed CD), pre-dating the opening of the Inquiry.

You can also  find all documents listed here.  Any documents listed below as 'to be uploaded' can be found using this link.

You can view the full Core Documents list here:  Core Documents List [471KB]

Any documents submitted during the Inquiry can be accessed on the Inquiry Documents Library page.

CD1 - Planning application documents

• CD 1.1 - Covering Letter Friday 13 August 21 Our ref JC21 [208KB]
• CD 1.2 - Application Form and Certificates - Redacted [151KB]
• CD 1.3 - Location Plan (001 09-08-2021) [223KB]
• CD 1.4 - Block Plan (001 09-08-2021) [565KB]
• CD 1.5 - Site Layout (001 09-08-2021) [565KB]
• CD 1.6 - Proposed Day Rooms Plans and Elevations (001 09-08-2021) [123KB]
• CD 1.7 - Site Plan Scale 1.2500 (001 09-08-2021) [201KB]

CD2 - Additional amended documents submitted after validation

CD3 - Consultation responses

• CD 3.1 - Thatcham Town Council Response 08.09.2021 [111KB]
• CD 3.2 - Cold Ash Parish Council Response 15.09.2021 [54KB]
• CD 3.3 - West Berkshire Highways Authority Response 24.09.2021 [48KB]
• CD 3.4 - Tree Officer Response 05.10.2021 [78KB]
• CD 3.5 - Ecology Officer Response 13.10.2021 [47KB]
• CD 3.6 - Lead Local Flood Authority Response 15.10.2021 [60KB]
• CD 3.7 - Thames Valley Police Response 27.10.2021 [191KB]
• CD 3.8 - Ecology Response 08.11.2021 [209KB]
• CD 3.9 - Joint Emergancy Planning Response 09.11.2021 [38KB]
• CD 3.10 - Archaeology Response 09.11.2021 [269KB]
• CD 3.11 - Planning Policy Response 09.11.2021 [466KB]

CD4 - Application correspondence

• CD 4.1 - Officer Feedback 15.10.2021 Email [778KB]

CD5 - Application decision

• CD 5.1 - Planning Officers Committee Report [453KB]
• CD 5.2 - Committee Update Sheet [43KB]
• CD 5.3 - Decision Notice [434KB]

CD6 - Appeal submissions and correspondence

• CD 6.1 - Appeal Form [87KB]
• CD 6.2 - Full Statement of Case on behalf of Mr Gumble [2MB]
• CD 6.3 - SMR01 - Order of Mrs Justice Obi dated 08.12.2021 [252KB]
• CD 6.4 - SMR02 - Email dated 10th November 2021 [48KB]
• CD 6.5 - SMR03 - West Berkshire GTAA 2021 [706KB]
• CD 6.6 - SMR04- Extract from Bracknell Forest GTAA 2017 [34KB]
• CD 6.7 - SMR05- Extract from Reading GTAA 2017 [40KB]
• CD 6.8 - SMR06- Extract from Windsor and Maidenhead GTAA 2018 [323KB]
• CD 6.9 - SMR07 - Extract from Wokingham GTAA 2017 [1MB]
• CD 6.10 - Draft SoCG [321KB]
• CD 6.11 - Landscape Statement of Evidence (Mr. Rhodri Crandon) [6MB]
• CD 6.12 - Land at Lawrences Lane Ridgley Drainage Review [4MB]
• CD 6.13 - PB 02 N01 - Technical Note - bcthat - 2021-11-15 [5MB]
• CD 6.14 - Document List [88KB]

CD7 - Policy guidance and documents

• CD 7.1 - National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (2021) [552KB]
• CD 7.2 - West Berkshire Core Strategy 2006-2026 [6MB]
• CD 7.3 - Housing Site Allocations DPD 2006-2026 [8MB]
• CD 7.4 - NWD AONB Integrated Landscape Character Assessment (2002) [21MB]
• CD 7.5 - West Berkshire Landscape Character Assessment (2019) [33MB]
• CD7.6 - Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment (2013) 3rd Ed [34MB]
• CD 7.7 - Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showperson Accomodation Assessment 2019 [1MB]
• CD 7.8 - Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showperson Accomodation Assessment 2021 Update [706KB]
• CD 7.9 West Berkshire Emerging Local Plan 2020-2037 [9MB]
• CD 7.10 - Sustainable Drainage Systems SPD (2018) [11MB]
• CD 7.11 - NWD AONB Position Statement [121KB]
• CD 7.12 - NWD AONB Management Plan (2019-2024) [7MB]

CD8 - Wheatcroft amended plans documents

• CD 8.1 - Wheatcroft Consultation Covering Letter from Council [386KB]
• CD 8.2 - Landscape Character and Visual Impact Assessment [6MB]
• CD 8.3 - Revised Site Layout TDA.2692.02 [1MB]
• CD 8.4 - SLR Drainage Review 17th May 2022 [4MB]
• CD 8.5 - Highways Technical Note Motion 15.11.2021 [3MB]
• CD 8.6 - Reptile Survey Co- Ecology [2MB]
• CD 8.7 - Biodiversity Net Gain - Assesment Summary Co- Ecology [2MB]
• CD 8.8 - Preliminary Ecological Appraisal and Impact Assessment Co - Ecology [4MB]
• CD 8.9 - Biodiversity Metric 3.9 Auditing and Accounting for Biodiversity Cal [2MB]

CD9 - Court judgements and appeal decisions

• CD 9.1 - APP-W0340-W-22-3292939 - 21-020450FUL - Land At Ermin Street [186KB]
• CD 9.2 - Smith judgment 31 October 2022 [765KB]

CD10 - Appeal statements' evidence

• CD 10.1 - WBC - Updated Statement of Case [765KB]
• CD 10.2 - WBC Statement of Case - Appendix 1 to 10 [96MB]
• CD 10.3 - Rule 6 - Thatcham Town Council - Statement of Case Rev 2 [279KB]
• CD 10.4 - Appellant Statement of Case [2MB]
• CD 10.5 - Appellant Statement of Case - Appendix SMR01 - SMR07 [2MB]
• CD 10.6 - Appellant Outline Sustainable Drainage Strategy [17MB]
• CD 10.7 - Statement of Common Ground Agreed Version [647KB]

CD11 - Miscellaneous documents

• CD 11.1 - WBC Prohibition of Motor Vehicles (Experimental) Order applying to L -Redcated [223KB]
• CD 11.2 - Outline Sustainable Drainage Stratergy Nov 22 from Appellant 4.11.22 [17MB]
• CD 11.3 - Cold Ash PC updated comments on Drainage - Redacted [13MB]
• CD 11.4 - Council to PINS re method of hearing evidence [168KB]
• CD 11.5 - Appellants to Council re Ecology - OS (Redacted) [1MB]
• CD 11.6. - Appellants response to Inspectors questions 30.11.22 [74KB]
• CD 11.7 - Draft list of conditions to Inspector 29.11.22 [138KB]
• CD 11.8 - Council to PINS- further suggested areas of agreement draft (Redacted) [377KB]
• CD 11.9 - Inspectors comments on draft conditions [512KB]
• CD 11.10 - Email from PINS with conditions and agenda's [830KB]
• CD 11.11 - Email from PINS with new agenda [319KB]
• CD 11.12 - Appellants to PINS re outstanding matters (Redacted) [405KB]
• CD 11.13 - Cllr Pike re drainage plan concerns (Redacted) [193KB]
• CD 11.14 - Appellants response to Cllr Bikes Drainage Concerns (Redacted) [196KB]
• CD 11.15 - Rule 6 Party conditions comments [373KB]
• CD 11.16 - Council response to outstanding matters raised by appellants (Redacted) [531KB]
• CD 11.17 - Council response to Inspectors questions [252KB]