Wisteria Cottage, Cheapside Road, ASCOT, SL5 7QH

the erection of a single storey side extension with covered porch, single storey rear infill extension, replace flat roof with pitched roof to single storey rear element, replacement roof and raising of the ridge, 2no. front dormers, alterations to fenestration and 2no. parking spaces following the demolition of the greenhouse and garage

Authority: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Murray D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the site lies in the Green Belt
If so, whether 'inappropriate development' and the effect on openness
The effect on the character and appearance of the host building as a non-designated heritage asset
If inappropriate development whether there are other considerations which clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and result in very special circumstances

What decided it

The proposal would materially harm the architectural and historic character of the cottage as a non-designated heritage asset, and this harm was not outweighed by other considerations including the building's poor condition or claimed fallback position.

Framework references: 149, 203

Plan policies cited: Policy QP5, Policy QP3, Policy HE1

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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