Planning appeal decision
The Arcade , High Street, Cookham, Maidenhead, Kent, SL6 9TA
Planning appeal 3329117 at The Arcade , High Street, Cookham, Maidenhead, Kent, SL6 9TA (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was allowed on 14 March 2024 by Inspector Catcheside E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Cookham High Street Conservation Area.
Use of building for office space
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Catcheside E
- Postcode
- SL6 9TA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Cookham High Street Conservation Area
- The effect of the development on highway safety, with particular regard to on-street parking provision
What decided it
The development preserves the character and appearance of the conservation area and does not cause harm to highway safety, with compliance with the development plan policies HE1 and IF2 when read as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE1Policy IF2
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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