®Planning appeal decision
Plot 2 at Corner Plot of Sturt Green and Rolls Lane, Maidenhead, SL6 2JH
1no. four bedroom detached dwelling with cycle and refuse storage (Plot 2)
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Barton P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on flood risk
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would provide appropriate biodiversity net gain
- whether the proposal complies with the adopted policies relating to climate change
What decided it
The proposal fails to demonstrate adequate protection from surface water flood risk in light of updated Environment Agency mapping, which engages the exception in NPPF footnote 7 and removes the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
The moderate weight afforded to the delivery of a self-build dwelling with energy efficiency measures was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant weight given to the harm to character and appearance, flood risk, absence of a valid biodiversity net gain exemption, and failure to secure a carbon offset contribution.
Framework references: 11, 61, 73
Plan policies cited: Policy NR1, Policy QP3, Policy NR3, Policy NR2, Policy SP2, Policy EP1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.