®Planning appeal decision
Land Adj Briar House, Ascot Road, Holyport, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 3LA
without planning permission, the carrying out of engineering operations comprising the excavation of holes in connection with the installation of concrete block pad foundations to facilitate retaining walls; and the importation of materials to raise land levels
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Curnow R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
For Appeal A, the need for retaining structures to prevent land slippage and damage to Seymour House constituted very special circumstances that clearly outweighed the limited harm to the Green Belt and character and appearance. For Appeal B, the material change of use to storage had demonstrably occurred and the enforcement notice was upheld.
Framework references: 147, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: GB1, GB2, QP5, DG1, QP3
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.