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Allowed25 August 20233313789

Rai Solicitors, 19 Stoke Road, Slough, SL2 5AH

Planning appeal 3313789 at Rai Solicitors, 19 Stoke Road, Slough, SL2 5AH (Slough Borough Council) was allowed on 25 August 2023 by Inspector Jones M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

outline planning permission for the demolition of existing commercial buildings and erection of an 8-storey residential building at the corner of Stoke Road and Stoke Gardens to provide up to 29 new dwellings with associated cycle and car parking. Access, layout, appearance and scale to be determined with landscaping reserved for future consideration

Authority
Slough Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Jones M
Postcode
SL2 5AH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the non-designated heritage asset 19 Stoke Road and the setting of the non-designated heritage asset 21 Stoke Road
  • whether or not adequate living conditions would be created for future residents, with reference to sunlight, daylight and outside space
  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the SAC

What decided it

The severe shortfall in the Council's housing land supply (around 2.1 years) engaged the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11 d) ii), and the substantial weight attributed to the resulting housing benefits outweighed the identified harms.

the substantial benefits of housing delivery, brownfield reuse and economic activity outweighed the moderate harm from inadequate living conditions for some future occupiers and the little harm to the historic environment, such that the adverse impacts would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN1Policy 4Policy 8Policy EN2Policy 9Policy EN17Policy 10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130Paragraph 203Paragraph 11

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