33 - 41 Baylis Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3PH

Planning appeal 3253821 at 33 - 41 Baylis Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3PH (Slough Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 July 2021 by Inspector Osgathorp C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be appropriate in principle with regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area.

8no. two bedroom flats over two floors, 16no. car parking bays, cycle and refuse storage areas and alterations to access

Authority: Slough Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Osgathorp C
Postcode: SL1 3PH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would be appropriate in principle with regard to its effect on the character and appearance of the area
whether the proposed development would be appropriate in principle with regard to its effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the cramped amount of development and incongruous form and scale of the building, which would erode the open aspect characteristic of the rear of the dwellings, outweighed the modest housing benefits in the context of the tilted balance.

the modest benefits of 8 dwellings and efficient use of underused land were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with the development plan

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP1Policy CP4Policy CP8Policy EN1Policy H13Policy H14
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 59Paragraph 68Paragraph 127

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