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Dismissed19 August 20253352208

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

Planning appeal 3352208 at Land at Blacknest Pumping Station, London Road, Ascot, SL5 7SB (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 19 August 2025 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there would be any loss or deterioration of an ancient woodland.

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
Postcode
SL5 7SB

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy QP3Policy NR3Policy NP/EN2Policy QP5Policy SP2Policy NP/DG2Policy NP/DG3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 193Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 142Paragraph 135Paragraph 12Paragraph 13

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