®Planning appeal decision
Land at 47 and 53 Courthouse Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 6JA
the ‘Demolition of existing dwelling and the erection of six detached and semi-detached dwellings with access, parking and amenity space
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of development upon highway safety
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of No 45 Courthouse Road, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
- whether the proposal would meet sustainability and carbon reduction requirements
What decided it
The harmful effect on highway safety from insufficient parking provision for Unit 5, which would necessitate parking on the access way and compromise access for other users, attracted significant weight against the scheme and significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of the development.
the significant harm to highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of the development, which included modest economic benefits and a minor social benefit from the provision of 5 additional housing units
Framework references: 11, 74
Plan policies cited: Policy QP3, Policy NR2, Policy SP2
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL, 1982, P37]
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.