®Planning appeal decision
Spencer's Farm, North of Lutman Lane, Maidenhead, SL6 7HJ
Outline planning application for of up to 330 dwellings and land for a primary school of up to three forms of entry with associated landscaping, open space, car parking, drainage and associated works (means of access only to be considered at this stage with all other matters to be reserved)
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Hatfield T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the developments would be consistent with local and national policy in relation to flood risk and would be safe for their lifetimes without increasing flood risk elsewhere
- Whether the developments would prejudice highway safety
- In respect of Appeal B, the effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The Inspector concluded that the developments accorded with the relevant development plan policies on flood risk, highway safety and noise, meaning the scheme should be approved without delay under Framework paragraph 11.
In respect of the Exception Test for flood risk, the wider sustainability benefits of the development (330 dwellings including 40% affordable housing, land for a school, public open space and economic benefits) were found to outweigh the flood risk identified.
Framework references: 168, 11, 115
Plan policies cited: Policy AL25, Policy AL28, Policy NR1, Policy IF2, Policy EP4, Policy HO3, Policy HO2, Policy HO1, Policy SP2
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.