Planning appeal decision
Land At Junction of Larch Avenue And Silwood Road, Sunninghill Ascot, SL5 0QB
Planning appeal 3333583 at Land At Junction of Larch Avenue And Silwood Road, Sunninghill Ascot, SL5 0QB (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was allowed on 6 September 2024 by Inspector Dade E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the erection of 2 no detached (self-build) family dwelling houses utilising existing access point with detached garaging access & associated works
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dade E
- Postcode
- SL5 0QB
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QP5Policy QP3Policy SP2Policy NR4Ascot, Sunninghill & Sunningdale Neighbourhood Plan 2014 Policies NP/DG1Ascot, Sunninghill & Sunningdale Neighbourhood Plan 2014 Policies NP/DG2Ascot, Sunninghill & Sunningdale Neighbourhood Plan 2014 Policies NP/DG3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 54Paragraph 57Paragraph 142Paragraph 152Paragraph 154Paragraph 162Paragraph 185
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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