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Dismissed11 October 20243333352

24 Fairfield Avenue, Datchet, Slough, SL3 9NQ

Planning appeal 3333352 at 24 Fairfield Avenue, Datchet, Slough, SL3 9NQ (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 11 October 2024 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

for a new detached dwelling

Authority
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Francis L
Postcode
SL3 9NQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the appeal proposal on biodiversity
  • the effect of the appeal proposal on carbon emissions
  • the effect of the appeal proposal on highway safety
  • the effect of the appeal proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to refuse and cycle storage

What decided it

The harm to character and appearance and to biodiversity would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of delivering a single additional dwelling when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.

The benefits of one additional dwelling and limited economic benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and to biodiversity, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply despite the Council's housing land supply shortfall.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy QP3Policy NR2Policy SP2Policy IF2Datchet Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2033 Policy DAT2Datchet Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2033 Policy DAT8Datchet Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2033 Policy DAT9Datchet Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2033 Policy DAT13
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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