®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of 18-24 Stoke Road, Slough, SL1 5AG
construction of a building comprising 9 flats (3 x 1 bedroom, 4 x 2 bedroom and 2 x 3 bedroom as amended) with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Slough Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Blackwell J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of Abbey House, with particular regard to natural light
What decided it
The severe harm to the living conditions of occupiers of Abbey House, particularly those on the lower ground floor, caused by significant reductions in natural light that would compound existing amenity shortcomings, outweighs the modest housing supply benefit even under the tilted balance.
The modest contribution of nine dwellings to housing supply and the reuse of a vacant brownfield site were outweighed by the significant harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through loss of natural light; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 130, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1 of the Local Plan for Slough (2004), Policy CP8 of the Slough Local Development Framework, Core Strategy (2006–2026), Policy EN3 of the Local Plan
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.