®Planning appeal decision
The Tower , Ray Mead Road, MAIDENHEAD, SL6 8NJ
part change of use of ground floor and front garden from residential to tea shop/café use
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Rawle S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Maidenhead Riverside Conservation Area
- Whether adequate information has been provided to demonstrate whether effective flood management arrangements would be implemented
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for the existing occupants of the appeal property, with regard to noise and disturbance and whether the shared use of parts of the appeal property would unacceptably diminish the existing residential use of the dwelling
- Whether adequate and suitable parking provision would be provided
What decided it
The proposal would cause less than substantial harm to the significance of the Maidenhead Riverside Conservation Area, and the public benefits were insufficient to outweigh this harm when balanced against the Framework's requirement to give great weight to conservation of designated heritage assets.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy HE1, Policy NR1, Policy HO5, Policy QP3, Policy IF2
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.