Land At Junction of Larch Avenue And Silwood Road, Sunninghill Ascot, SL5 0QB

the erection of 2 no detached (self-build) family dwelling houses utilising existing access point with detached garaging access & associated works

Authority: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Dade E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on climate change
The effect of the proposal on the integrity of European sites, with particular regard to the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA)

What decided it

The proposal qualifies as limited infilling within a village envelope under Policy QP5 and paragraph 154(e) of the Framework, and all material planning considerations have been satisfactorily addressed through conditions and planning obligations.

Framework references: 11, 54, 57, 142, 152, 154, 162, 185

Plan policies cited: Policy QP5, Policy QP3, Policy SP2, Policy NR4, Ascot, Sunninghill & Sunningdale Neighbourhood Plan 2014 Policies NP/DG1, Ascot, Sunninghill & Sunningdale Neighbourhood Plan 2014 Policies NP/DG2, Ascot, Sunninghill & Sunningdale Neighbourhood Plan 2014 Policies NP/DG3

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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