Land at Blacknest Pumping Station, London Road, Ascot, SL5 7SB

for 1no. new dwelling with associated parking, landscaping, new boundary treatment and the reinstatement of a dropped kerb

Authority: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Watson S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether there would be any loss or deterioration of an ancient woodland
Whether the proposal would provide a suitable standard of living conditions for future occupiers
Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
Whether the proposal would comply with the Council's climate change strategy

What decided it

The failure to secure adequate protection and maintenance of the adjacent ancient woodland in perpetuity through a completed legal agreement, combined with the poor standard of living conditions for future occupiers in Bedroom 1.

Framework references: 193, 153, 154, 142, 135, 12, 13

Plan policies cited: Policy QP3, Policy NR3, Policy NP/EN2, Policy QP5, Policy SP2, Policy NP/DG2, Policy NP/DG3

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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