Planning appeal decision
Good Shelter Spade Oak Reach, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9RQ
Planning appeal 3351848 at Good Shelter Spade Oak Reach, Cookham, Maidenhead, SL6 9RQ (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was allowed on 1 December 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether a material change in the use of land needs to have regard to the character of the use that is lawful, and the character of the use proposed.
Proposed use of a single unit of floating residential accommodation
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
- Postcode
- SL6 9RQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether a material change in the use of land needs to have regard to the character of the use that is lawful, and the character of the use proposed
What decided it
The Council Officer properly exercised planning judgement in assessing that the proposed use of the mooring was materially different to the certified lawful use, and therefore did not act unreasonably.
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