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Dismissed14 October 20253365181

Land Opposite 12-18 Ribstone Road, Maindenhead, SL6 3HJ

Planning appeal 3365181 at Land Opposite 12-18 Ribstone Road, Maindenhead, SL6 3HJ (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 14 October 2025 by Inspector Simpson V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

the construction of one bungalow with a basement

Authority
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Simpson V
Postcode
SL6 3HJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the scheme includes suitable mitigation for climate change
  • the effect of the development on biodiversity
  • the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area, combined with unresolved biodiversity concerns and inadequate climate change mitigation, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate housing supply benefit, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.

The moderate weight attributed to housing delivery and little weight to economic and living condition benefits were substantially outweighed by the substantial weight given to harm to character and appearance and Framework conflicts on design and environmental protection, with significant weight to biodiversity harm and small weight to climate change harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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