Planning appeal decision
Land At The Junction of Warners Hill And Dean Lane , Cookham , Berkshire , SL6 9AJ
Planning appeal 3348398 at Land At The Junction of Warners Hill And Dean Lane , Cookham , Berkshire , SL6 9AJ (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 16 January 2025 by Inspector Han U, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on openness, having regard to the Framework and the development plan.
new building to house 3 stables, tack room, hay storage, WC construction of a post and timber fence to the west and associated hard standing and parking following the demolition of existing shelters
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Han U
- Postcode
- SL6 9AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on openness, having regard to the Framework and the development plan
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of Cookham Dean Conservation Area
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the less than substantial harm to the conservation area were not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and no very special circumstances were established to justify the inappropriate development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QP5Policy QP3Policy HE1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
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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