®Planning appeal decision
Land at Pound Meadow, Temple Lane, Bisham, Berkshire, SL7 1SA
without planning permission: a. Erection of timber fencing fixed with concrete posts and footings; b. Erection of vehicular and pedestrian gates; c. The formation of a concrete slab adjacent to riverbank; d. Importation of materials to extend vehicular access point; e. Formation of a concrete plinth and installation of a water tank, with associated pipes
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hand S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b)
- Whether the matters alleged have planning permission (ground c)
- Whether planning permission should be granted for the development (ground a)
- Whether the requirements of the notice are reasonable (ground f)
- Whether the period for compliance is reasonable (ground g)
What decided it
The gates and water tank are large physical objects that harm green belt openness and the protected setting of the Thames, and the concrete pads harm the riverbank character and increase flood risk, with no very special circumstances advanced to justify the inappropriate development.
The harm to green belt openness, the Thames setting, and flood risk from the physical works outweighed any potential benefits from the proposed allotment and leisure uses, which had not commenced and could not justify the works themselves.
Framework references: 150
Plan policies cited: Policy N2, Policy SP4, Policy F1, Policy NR1
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