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Allowed20 January 20253346602

39-41 Elmshott Lane, Slough, SL1 5QU

Planning appeal 3346602 at 39-41 Elmshott Lane, Slough, SL1 5QU (Slough Borough Council) was allowed on 20 January 2025 by Inspector Rafferty C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the designated shopping centre.

Demolition of the existing ground floor commercial buildings and construction of a part 3, part 4 storey building to provide commercial floorspace (Class E) on the ground floor and residential units to the rear ground floor and above (mix of 1, 2 and 3-bedroom units) with ancillary cycle storage, refuse storage and landscaping

Authority
Slough Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Rafferty C
Postcode
SL1 5QU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the designated shopping centre
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposed development on parking provision
  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
  • the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the SAC

What decided it

The tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, engaged due to the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, meant the benefits of delivering 13 homes significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate harm to the neighbourhood shopping centre and other limited harms.

The moderate harm to the neighbourhood shopping centre and the limited (mitigated) harm to the SAC, together with other minor adverse matters, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery, effective use of previously developed land, and other limited benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S1Policy EN1Core Policy 8Policy T2Core Policy 7Policy SP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57

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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