®Planning appeal decision
24 Fairfield Avenue, Datchet, SLOUGH, SL3 9NQ
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy QP3, Policy NR2, Policy SP2, Policy IF2, Datchet Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2033 Policy DAT2, Datchet Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2033 Policy DAT8, Datchet Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2033 Policy DAT9, Datchet Neighbourhood Plan 2022-2033 Policy DAT13
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.