Sunnyside, Stanwell Road, Horton, Slough, SL3 9PE

Planning appeal 3318228 at Sunnyside, Stanwell Road, Horton, Slough, SL3 9PE (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 1 December 2023 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area.

New electric entrance gates, brick boundary wall and hardstanding

Authority: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Szymanski D
Postcode: SL3 9PE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt

What decided it

The significant and harmful impact on the character and appearance of the area from the large expanse of solid red brick wall and composite gates, which is out of keeping with the modest and relatively open boundary treatments characteristic of the locality, outweighs any neutral or limited weight considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy QP3Policy NP/HOU1Principle 9.1 of the Borough Wide Design Guide (2020)Policy QP5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 150

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