®Planning appeal decision
Halfpennys Garage, Kings Road, Sunninghill, Ascot, SL5 7BT
demolition of existing buildings and erection of a commercial unit (use class E) and 14 dwellings, including associated vehicular/pedestrian access, parking, bin storage and landscaping
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Middleton M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the heritage assets within it
What decided it
The less than substantial but moderate harm to the significance of Cordes Hall as a designated heritage asset, which the Inspector found was not outweighed by the collective benefits of the scheme including housing delivery and economic benefits.
The less than substantial harm to the heritage asset and harm to character and appearance of the village centre were not outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery (14 dwellings in a borough without five-year supply), affordable housing, economic benefits and environmental improvements to the centre, with the permanent nature of heritage harm outweighing temporary housing shortfalls.
Framework references: 5, 11, 12, 15, 58, 205, 208
Plan policies cited: Policy HO3, Policy QP3, Policy IF2, Policy NR4, Policy SP2, Policy NP/SV1.1, Policy NRM6, Policy DG1, Policy DG2, Policy DG3, Policy DG4
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.