Planning appeal decision
Maynard Court, Clarence Road, Windsor, SL4 5BG
Planning appeal 3338646 at Maynard Court, Clarence Road, Windsor, SL4 5BG (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 3 September 2024 by Inspector Francis L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal upon flood risk, with regard to the application of the sequential test.
application for prior approval for construction of one additional storey to building to provide 4 no. additional flats (2 x studios and 2 x one bedroom)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Francis L
- Postcode
- SL4 5BG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal upon flood risk, with regard to the application of the sequential test
What decided it
The appellant failed to adequately demonstrate through the sequential test that there were no reasonably available sequentially preferable sites in lower flood risk areas where the four-unit residential development could be accommodated.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 165Paragraph 167
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Allowed27 October 20266007126Grove Park Industrial Estate Waltham Road, White Waltham, Maidenhead, SL6 3JF
- Allowed26 October 20266014376Roseland, High Road, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9JS
- Dismissed21 October 20266009694Land Adjacent to Stud Green Farm, Sturt Green, Holyport, SL62JH
- Dismissed9 October 2026600900559 to 61 and Land to the Rear of 59 to 61 St Leonard's Road, Windsor, SL4 3BX
- Notice upheld24 September 20263353235Sunnyside Stanwell Road, Horton, Slough, SL3 9PE
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®