253-257 Farnham Road, SLOUGH, SL2 1HA

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

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

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: 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)

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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