®Planning appeal decision
56 Langley Road, SLOUGH, SL3 7AD
the change of use of property legally under planning use class C4 (small HMO up to 6 rooms) to sui-generis HMO / C2 for 9 rooms with ancillary office facilities, 6 car parking spaces, bin and cycle storage and garden amenity
- Authority
- Slough Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the supply of family housing in the Borough
- The living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring residential properties, having particular regard to noise and disturbance
- The character and appearance of the area
- Highway safety, having particular regard to vehicle parking
What decided it
The substantial harm to family housing supply, living conditions of neighbours, and character of the area significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefits of the proposal, even under the tilted balance triggered by the Council's inability to demonstrate five-year housing land supply.
The modest benefits of housing supply contribution and meeting specific housing needs were substantially and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harms to family housing supply, neighbouring living conditions, and local character, resulting in dismissal despite the tilted balance applying.
Framework references: 11, 116
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 4, Core Policy 8, Policy H20, Policy T2
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.