Land at 15A and 15B Oatlands Drive, Slough, SL1 3EH

Planning appeal 3297657 at Land at 15A and 15B Oatlands Drive, Slough, SL1 3EH (Slough Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 September 2022 by Inspector Hanson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupants of neighbouring properties with regard to amenity space, privacy, noise and disturbance.

Without planning permission, the change of use of outbuilding to form a self-contained dwelling and facilitating works (shown edged blue and including the wooden addition to the outbuilding shown edged green on the Plan)

Authority: Slough Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Hanson S
Postcode: SL1 3EH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupants of neighbouring properties with regard to amenity space, privacy, noise and disturbance
Whether the use of the outbuilding as a dwelling is acceptable for its current and future occupants in terms of space, privacy, outlook, accessibility and design
The character and appearance of the area
Car parking provision

What decided it

The development would cause unacceptable harm to the living conditions of occupants of the neighbouring flats through loss of privacy and mutual disturbance, and would provide substandard accommodation for future occupants in a cramped building with poor outlook and inadequate amenity space.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EN1Policy H13Policy ENV1Core Policy 1Core Policy 4Core Policy 8Core Policy 7

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