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Allowed29 September 20253369611

Land at 17-19 Clewer Hill Road, Highgate, Windsor, SL4 4BU

Planning appeal 3369611 at Land at 17-19 Clewer Hill Road, Highgate, Windsor, SL4 4BU (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was allowed on 29 September 2025 by Inspector Burley P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area.

1 no. detached three-bedroom dwelling and 2 no. semi-detached three-bedroom dwellings with associated parking and landscaping

Authority
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Burley P
Postcode
SL4 4BU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether there would be satisfactory living conditions for the future occupiers of the proposed dwellings with specific reference to the floor areas of bedrooms
  • biodiversity net gain (BNG)
  • surface water drainage
  • climate change adaptation

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the significant benefits of delivering 3 new homes outweighed the moderate harm from the unresolved climate change offset payment.

The significant benefits of delivering 3 new homes, weighted against the moderate negative weight of the conflict with climate change policies due to the lack of a properly-executed legal obligation to secure net zero carbon offset, tipped in favour of the appeal under the tilted balance test.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy QP3Policy NR1Policy NR2Policy SP2Policy EP1Policy EP3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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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