®Planning appeal decision
Land To The Rear Of 80 Adjacent Wraysbury Reservoir, Coppermill Road, Wraysbury, Staines, TW19 5NS
‘Outline planning application for access, appearance, layout and scale only to be considered at this stage with all other matters to be reserved, for the erection of a mix of 26 dwellings with private access drives, parking, bins and cycle provision ’
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Burley P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the amount of affordable housing has been optimised
- whether an appropriate mix of dwelling sizes would be delivered
- the effect on protected species, specifically in respect of bats and hedgehogs
- biodiversity net gain (BNG)
- the effect on trees
- climate change adaptation
- whether satisfactory provisions would be made for pedestrians
- whether satisfactory community engagement has been undertaken
- whether 'very special circumstances' exist to justify development in the Green Belt
What decided it
The appeal scheme represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt for which very special circumstances do not exist, compounded by multiple other harms including poor design, inadequate affordable housing justification, unsuitable housing mix, insufficient ecological information, and unsatisfactory pedestrian provision.
The significant positive weight attached to housing delivery was outweighed by the harm caused by inappropriateness in the Green Belt and other identified harms to character and appearance, pedestrian safety, and unresolved concerns regarding protected species, trees, and climate change adaptation.
Framework references: 11, 156, 157
Plan policies cited: Policy QP3, Policy NP/HOU1, Policy NP/HOU2.1, Policy HO1, Policy HO3, Policy HO2, Policy NP/HOU3, Policy NR2, Policy NP/OE2, Policy NR3, Policy SP2, Policy EP1, Policy IF2, Policy NP/SUSTDEV01, Policy QP5
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.