®Planning appeal decision
Tithe Barn, Tithe Court, SLOUGH, Berkshire, SL3 8AS
‘retrospective application for change of use of former office B1A into 8 residential flats C3’
- Authority
- Slough Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Leigh C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development provides an adequate standard of living accommodation for occupants with regards to outlook and privacy
- Whether the development is safe from potential sources of contamination
- The effect of the proposed development on the setting of a listed building
What decided it
The dwellings do not provide an adequate standard of living accommodation due to poor outlook, lack of privacy and absence of amenity space, combined with unresolved contamination risks, which significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing supply benefits.
the benefits of additional housing delivery were outweighed by the adverse impacts of substandard living accommodation and unmitigated contamination risks
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 8, Core Policy 9, Policy H11, Policy H14
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