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Dismissed2 March 20233303278

Land at 47 and 53 Courthouse Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 6JA

Planning appeal 3303278 at Land at 47 and 53 Courthouse Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 6JA (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 2 March 2023 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of development upon highway safety.

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
Postcode
SL6 6JA

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy QP3Policy NR2Policy SP2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 74
Judgments
Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL, 1982, P37]

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