Planning appeal decision
6 Garages & Land on the West Side of Sawyers Crescent, Sawyers Crescent, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3ND
Planning appeal 3283465 at 6 Garages & Land on the West Side of Sawyers Crescent, Sawyers Crescent, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 3ND (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 6 May 2022 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
the construction of 2 x 2-bedroom semi-detached houses. The garages on site will be demolished
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marigold O
- Postcode
- SL6 3ND
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of future occupiers of proposed Houses 1 and 2, and approved Units 2 and 3, in respect of external space and privacy
What decided it
The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse.
The benefits of housing supply and brownfield reuse were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QP1Policy QP3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 69Paragraph 120
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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