®Planning appeal decision
Land at Pound Meadow, Temple Lane, Bisham, Berkshire, SL7 1SA
Planning appeal 3258519 at Land at Pound Meadow, Temple Lane, Bisham, Berkshire, SL7 1SA (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 14 September 2021 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the matters alleged in the enforcement notice have occurred (ground b).
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
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- SL7 1SA
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy N2Policy SP4Policy F1Policy NR1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 150
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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