®Planning appeal decision
6 - 8 Florence Avenue, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 8SJ
change of use from garage to 1 bedroom studio flat
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would comply with local and national planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding
- whether the proposed development would minimise CO2 emissions or achieve net-zero carbon
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with specific regard to highway users and their safety, including future occupants of the building
What decided it
The proposal failed to pass the sequential test for flood risk, as it lies in Flood Zone 3 and the appellant did not demonstrate that no sequentially preferable alternative sites were available in lower-risk flood areas.
The material considerations did not outweigh the conflict with the development plan taken as a whole, particularly the failures on flood risk, character and appearance, and climate change mitigation.
Framework references: 11, 12, 14, 111, 162
Plan policies cited: Policy QP3, Policy NR1, Policy SP2, Policy IF2, Principle 6.5 of the Borough Wide Design Guide (June 2020), Principle 7.4 of the Borough Wide Design Guide (June 2020)
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.