Planning appeal decision
Wisteria Cottage, Cheapside Road, Ascot, SL5 7QH
Planning appeal 3320394 at Wisteria Cottage, Cheapside Road, Ascot, SL5 7QH (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 31 October 2023 by Inspector Murray D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site lies in the Green Belt.
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
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Murray D
- Postcode
- SL5 7QH
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QP5Policy QP3Policy HE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 203
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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