®Planning appeal decision
Hideaway, Quarry Wood, Bisham, MARLOW, SL7 1RF
without planning permission, the erection of a carport and fencing
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the gates or fencing is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the NPPF and relevant development plan policy
- The effect of the gates or fencing on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- Whether the gates or fencing protect people and property from flooding
- The effect of the gates or fencing on the character or appearance of the area, including this stretch of the River Thames
- Whether other considerations clearly outweigh any harm to the Green Belt and any other harm, so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The appellant's failure to provide adequate evidence through a site-specific flood risk assessment that the gates and fencing would not impede flood water flow or increase flood risk, combined with the substantial harm from inappropriateness in the Green Belt that was not outweighed by other considerations.
Framework references: 11, 142, 143, 153, 154, 176, 181
Plan policies cited: Policy NR1, Policy QP3, Policy QP4, Policy QP5
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.