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Dismissed13 November 20243344592

Land Adjacent Hedsordene, Lower Road, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9HW

Planning appeal 3344592 at Land Adjacent Hedsordene, Lower Road, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9HW (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 13 November 2024 by Inspector Ellis G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway safety.

for the construction of 4 no. detached houses with car ports, parking, landscaping and improvements to the access onto Lower Road

Authority
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Ellis G
Postcode
SL6 9HW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on highway safety
  • The effect of the development on surface water flood risk
  • The effect of the development on Biodiversity Net Gain
  • Whether the Planning Obligation secures financial contributions, where deemed necessary, for biodiversity offsetting and towards the Council's Carbon Offset Fund

What decided it

The development fails to accord with the development plan on all main issues, with highway safety and flood risk being matters where the Framework advises development should be refused, and these harms are not outweighed by the housing benefits.

The benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of land in a sustainable location were outweighed by the identified harm to highway safety, flood risk, and biodiversity, and the conflict with the development plan taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
BLP Policy QP3BLP Policy IF2BLP Policy NR1BLP Policy NR2BLP Policy SP2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 70Paragraph 115Paragraph 168Paragraph 180

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.

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