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Invalid13 February 20263357491

Burnham Football Club, Wymers Wood Road, Burnham, Slough, SL1 8JG

Planning appeal 3357491 at Burnham Football Club, Wymers Wood Road, Burnham, Slough, SL1 8JG (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was decided (invalid) on 13 February 2026 by Inspector White P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, by reason of noise.

Part retrospective application for change of use of section of car park into hand car wash with relocated office/storage hut and additional car parking spaces

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
White P
Postcode
SL1 8JG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, by reason of noise
  • Highway safety and the free flow of traffic

What decided it

The enforcement notice in Appeal A was invalid due to an imprecise and open-ended boundary definition that could not be corrected without injustice; Appeal B was dismissed because the car wash use would cause significant noise harm to neighbours and reduce highway safety through loss of parking spaces without adequate mitigation.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EP3Policy TR5Policy TR7

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