®Planning appeal decision
Yard and Buildings Adjacent to Orchard Cottage, Green Lane, Fifield, SL6 2PF
Planning appeal 3361175 at Yard and Buildings Adjacent to Orchard Cottage, Green Lane, Fifield, SL6 2PF (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 17 September 2025 by Inspector Barton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is grey belt and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
demolition/removal of existing buildings, structures and hardstanding and the erection of four two-storey dwellings (comprising two detached dwellings and a pair of semi- detached cottages) together with access, parking and amenity space
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Barton P
- Postcode
- SL6 2PF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is grey belt and whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal complies with the adopted policies relating to climate change
- whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The proposal fails to accord with Paragraph 155(c) of the Framework as the site is not in a sustainable location due to the lack of safe and suitable access and genuine sustainable transport choices for future occupants.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and harm to openness, together with harm to character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery, biodiversity net gain, reduction of built volume and hardstanding, landscaping, and social and economic benefits, which were afforded moderate weight.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QP5Policy QP3Policy SP2Policy EP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 58Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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