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Dismissed17 September 20253364020

Pavement O/S 116 High Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1PT

Planning appeal 3364020 at Pavement O/S 116 High Street, Maidenhead, SL6 1PT (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 17 September 2025 by Inspector Street E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the hub on the character and appearance of the area with specific regard to the Maidenhead Town Centre Conservation Area and a Non-Designated Heritage Asset.

the installation of 1no. BT Street Hub unit and removal of 2no. associated BT payphone kiosks from the streetscene

Authority
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
telecoms · Other minor developments
Inspector
Street E
Postcode
SL6 1PT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the hub on the character and appearance of the area with specific regard to the Maidenhead Town Centre Conservation Area and a Non-Designated Heritage Asset

What decided it

The public benefits of the hub (free Wi-Fi and services) do not outweigh the substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area and the visual impingement on the Non-Designated Heritage Asset.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HE1Policy QP1Policy QP3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 212Paragraph 215

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