Callins Cottage, Beenhams Heath, Shurlock Row, READING, RG10 0QD

described in the application form as the ‘conversion and extension of former implement shed (building H) to dwelling’

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposal in terms of vulnerability to flooding
The effect of the proposal to historic significance
The effect of the proposal to ecology and biodiversity
Whether the proposal would be acceptable in terms of achieving climate change objectives

What decided it

The flood mitigation measures integral to the scheme would cause less-than-substantial but unjustified harm to the listed building's historic significance and integrity, and the public benefits of residential conversion do not provide clear and convincing justification for this harm in conflict with NPPF paragraph 213 and BLP policy HE1.

Framework references: 11, 56, 154, 161, 167, 170, 176, 187, 202, 212, 213, 215

Plan policies cited: BLP policy QP5, BLP policy NR1, BLP policy NR2, BLP policy SP2, BLP policy HE1, Hurley and the Walthams Neighbourhood Plan

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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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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