®Planning appeal decision
141 High Street, Slough, SL1 1DN
Planning appeal 3288411 at 141 High Street, Slough, SL1 1DN (Slough Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 September 2022 by Inspector Howell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide adequate accommodation for future occupants, with regard to the internal size of the units as well as light, outlook and external space.
new additional floors comprising of 6no self-contained units with refuse and cycle storage at ground floor level and amended access stairs to basement level
- Authority
- Slough Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Howell M
- Postcode
- SL1 1DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide adequate accommodation for future occupants, with regard to the internal size of the units as well as light, outlook and external space
- The effect of the proposed development on public open space
What decided it
The proposed development would fail to provide adequate living conditions for future occupants due to substandard internal space, poor light and outlook, and inadequate outdoor space, contrary to Core Policy 8, Policy H14 and the Space Standards SPD.
The adverse impacts of substandard living conditions and design quality failures significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of six additional dwellings and short-term construction benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 8Policy H14Policy OSC15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130Paragraph 134
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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