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Dismissed9 October 20253358855

Land Adjacent to 4 Oakhurst, Maidenhead, Berks, SL6 8HU

Planning appeal 3358855 at Land Adjacent to 4 Oakhurst, Maidenhead, Berks, SL6 8HU (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 9 October 2025 by Inspector Billings C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

1no. new dwelling with attached garage, bin and cycle store, hardstanding, new dropped kerb and boundary treatment

Authority
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Billings C
Postcode
SL6 8HU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
  • the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
  • the effect of the proposed development on flooding
  • the effect of the proposed development on climate change

What decided it

The site's location in Flood Zone 3 at highest risk of flooding, combined with the failure to properly apply the sequential and exception tests required by the Framework, provided a strong reason for refusal that outweighed the limited benefits of delivering one additional dwelling in an area with a housing supply shortfall.

The limited social and economic benefits of one additional dwelling in an area with a 4.47-year housing supply were outweighed by the significant harms to character and appearance, highway safety, biodiversity, flood risk and climate change mitigation, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply due to the high flood risk location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy QP3Policy NR3Policy IF2Policy NR2Policy NR1Policy SP2Policy EP1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 7

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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