®Planning appeal decision
89 Park Street, SLOUGH, SL1 1PX
the conversion of existing E(c)(iii) office building to 2 x 1 bed and 5 x 2 bed C3 dwellinghouse, including alterations and infill extensions to front and rear, associated car and cycle parking, waste storage facilities and land scaping
- Authority
- Slough Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- De Freitas Terceiro P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for its future occupants, with particular regard to outlook, daylight, and sunlight
What decided it
The adverse impact on the living conditions of future residents, particularly the inadequate daylight, sunlight and outlook for Flat 1, attracted substantial weight and significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse.
The benefits of delivering 7 new apartments on a brownfield site in an accessible location with economic benefits attracted moderate weight, but the substantial harm to living conditions of future residents significantly and demonstrably outweighed these benefits, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1 of the Local Plan for Slough 2004, Core Policy 8 of the Slough Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2006-2026 (2008)
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.