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Planning permission granted29 March 20233286353

Land Adj Briar House, Ascot Road, Holyport, Maidenhead, SL6 3LA

Planning appeal 3286353 at Land Adj Briar House, Ascot Road, Holyport, Maidenhead, SL6 3LA (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was allowed on 29 March 2023 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

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
Postcode
SL6 3LA

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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