®Planning appeal decision
53 Lower Cookham Road, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 8JX
construction of 5 dwellings with new access off The Avenue, following demolition of the existing dwelling and annexe
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be acceptable with respect to flood risk
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect on bats
- whether the development would be designed so as to adapt and mitigate against climate change
What decided it
The failure to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk, which provides a clear reason for refusal under NPPF footnote 7 and prevents the presumption in favour of sustainable development from applying.
The modest increase in housing supply and benefits of addressing housing demand were given moderate weight but did not override the harm caused by flood risk sequential test failure, character and appearance harm, and insufficient bat survey information.
Framework references: 162, 99, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy NR1, Policy QP3, Policy NR2, Policy SP2
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.