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Notice upheld27 April 20263334138

Hideaway, Quarry Wood, Bisham, Marlow, SL7 1RF

Planning appeal 3334138 at Hideaway, Quarry Wood, Bisham, Marlow, SL7 1RF (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 27 April 2026 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the gates or fencing is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the NPPF and relevant development plan policy.

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
Postcode
SL7 1RF

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy NR1Policy QP3Policy QP4Policy QP5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 176Paragraph 181

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