®Planning appeal decision
Oakley Court Hotel, Windsor Road, Water Oakley, Windsor, SL4 5UR
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
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Oyebade A
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.
Framework references: 154, 153, 212, 98
Plan policies cited: Policy QP5, Policy HE1, Policy QP3, Policy NR2
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.