Virginia Water Lodge, Buckhurst Road, Ascot, SL5 7QA

Planning appeal 3317969 at Virginia Water Lodge, Buckhurst Road, Ascot, SL5 7QA (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 2 November 2023 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would preserve the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed building 'Virginia Water Lodge to Silwood Park' and its setting.

alterations to building to include the replacement of existing boundary fencing (to include a new pedestrian gate), the addition of a porch with associated elevational treatment and the replacement of an existing large window with a door and window’. Appeal B: APP/T0355/Y/23/3317960 Virginia Water Lodge, Buckhurst Road, Ascot SL5 7QA

Authority: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Bowyer J
Postcode: SL5 7QA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposal would preserve the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed building 'Virginia Water Lodge to Silwood Park' and its setting

What decided it

The incongruous design of the proposed porch with its shallow-pitched lean-to roof in immediate juxtaposition to the listed building, combined with the visual prominence of the white-painted replacement fencing, would cause less than substantial but considerable harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed building that could not be outweighed by the limited public benefits of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

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