®Planning appeal decision
253-257 Farnham Road, Slough, SL2 1HA
Planning appeal 3280796 at 253-257 Farnham Road, Slough, SL2 1HA (Slough Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 April 2022 by Inspector Chandler M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
Change of use at ground floor from nursery (D1 Use Class) to Commercial Use (Class E) and conversion to provide 3 x self-contained ground floor residential flats (C3 Use Class) together with integral cycle parking and external alterations to the facades of the building and erection of two storey extension at roof level above the first floor (subject to conversion to 9 residential units under the Prior Approval Ref: F/00226/040) to provide an additional 11 self- contained residential flats (net increase in 14 x flats excluding the first floor). External railing enclosure, boundary treatment, parking, and landscaping
- Authority
- Slough Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Chandler M
- Postcode
- SL2 1HA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions for the occupants of No 2 Furnival Avenue, as well as future development opportunities
What decided it
The scale of harm caused by the proposal to the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of the occupants of No 2 Furnival Avenue represented fundamental shortcomings that significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefits.
the modest housing benefits and contribution to local housing supply were outweighed by the significant and demonstrable harm to character and appearance and living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1 of The Local Plan for Slough (2004)Policy 8 of the Slough Local Development Framework, Core Strategy Development Plan Document (2008)Policy 12 of the Slough Local Development Framework, Core Strategy Development Plan Document (2008)Policy H9 of The Local Plan for Slough (2004)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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