®Planning appeal decision
Lynwood, 4 Clevehurst Close, Stoke Poges, Slough, Buckinghamshire, SL2 4EP
‘erection of a two and half storey building comprising nine apartments following demolition of the existing building, formation of additional access onto the highway, parking and landscaping including bin and cycle stores ’
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Philpott M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
- whether the proposal would adopt a satisfactory approach to energy use
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 1 to 5 Butlers Court in respect of privacy of external amenity space
- whether the proposal would make satisfactory provision for biodiversity net gain (BNG)
- whether the proposal would make satisfactory provision for drainage
What decided it
The considerable adverse impact to the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area, which significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery in a context of housing land supply shortfall.
The moderate benefits of the scheme, including housing delivery and addressing a 0.89 years housing supply shortfall, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the considerable harm to character and appearance, such that the Framework did not indicate in favour of development.
Framework references: 11, 135, 139, 181, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy EP3, Policy H9, Core Policy 8, Core Policy 9, Core Policy 13, Policy SP5, Policy SP6, Policy SP4
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