®Planning appeal decision
Land East of the Hollies, Moneyrow Green, Holyport, Maidenhead, SL6 2ND
without planning permission the erection of a building
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jones L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: Whether the matters alleged have occurred as a matter of fact and whether they constitute a breach of planning control
- Appeal B: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including an assessment of the effect on the openness of the Green Belt; the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area; and if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm, by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The development failed to preserve the openness of the Green Belt, which is an essential characteristic, and caused significant harm to character and appearance that was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to character and appearance was not clearly outweighed by other considerations (improved access, drainage, continued equestrian use); very special circumstances did not exist.
Framework references: 137, 138, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy GB2, Policy DG1
Judgments cited: Wealden
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.