47 The Myrke, Datchet, Slough, SL3 9AB

Planning appeal 3315842 at 47 The Myrke, Datchet, Slough, SL3 9AB (Slough Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 July 2023 by Inspector Rawle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

a 2 bed two-storey house, with a small garden to the back and two parking spaces to the front

Authority: Slough Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Rawle S
Postcode: SL3 9AB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
The living conditions of existing and future neighbouring residents at The Myrke with particular reference to overlooking and a sense of enclosure
Highway safety

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the cramped and discordant form of development significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing benefits, even under the tilted balance.

The modest social and economic benefits of one additional dwelling and its contribution to housing supply carried limited weight and were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Core Policy 4 of the Slough Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2006-2026Core Policy 7 of the Slough Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2006-2026Core Policy 8 of the Slough Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2006-2026Saved Policy EN1 of the Local Plan for SloughSaved Policy H13 of the Local Plan for SloughSaved Policy T2 of the Local Plan for Slough
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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