®Planning appeal decision
Former Heatherwood Hospital, London Road, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 8AA
the development of new apartment building comprising 6 no. 2 bedroom units with associated parking, landscaping, cycle and refuse store
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including with regard to a non-designated heritage asset
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers of Edenbrook Place, with regard to outlook and privacy
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers with regard to provision of external amenity space
- The effect of the proposal on trees
What decided it
The significant adverse harm to the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the non-designated heritage asset Edenbrook Place, could not be justified and outweighed the benefits of the proposal even under the tilted balance.
The significant adverse impacts on character and appearance, including harm to the setting of a non-designated heritage asset, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of delivering six housing units on previously developed land, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy HE1, Policy QP3, Policy DG1, Policy DG2, Policy DG3, Policy SP2, Policy NR3, Policy NP-DG2, Policy NP-EN2
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.