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Oakley Court Hotel, Windsor Road, Water Oakley, Windsor, SL4 5UR
Planning appeal 3364995 at Oakley Court Hotel, Windsor Road, Water Oakley, Windsor, SL4 5UR (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 27 April 2026 by Inspector Oyebade A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
1 no. outdoor swimming pool, external courts comprising of 2 no. tennis courts, 4 no. padel courts and 4 no. pickleball courts, lighting and associated landscaping works
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Oyebade A
- Postcode
- SL4 5UR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect on the setting of the nearby heritage assets
- the effect on biodiversity in the area
- whether the harm arising by reason of inappropriateness, together with any other identified harm, would be clearly outweighed by other material considerations to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposed development
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the identified harm to the setting of designated heritage assets were not clearly outweighed by the social and economic benefits advanced, and no very special circumstances were established to justify inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QP5Policy HE1Policy QP3Policy NR2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 153Paragraph 212Paragraph 98
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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