®Planning appeal decision
47 The Myrke, Datchet, SLOUGH, SL3 9AB
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 4 of the Slough Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2006-2026, Core Policy 7 of the Slough Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2006-2026, Core Policy 8 of the Slough Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2006-2026, Saved Policy EN1 of the Local Plan for Slough, Saved Policy H13 of the Local Plan for Slough, Saved Policy T2 of the Local Plan for Slough
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.