®Planning appeal decision
Land at 17-19 Clewer Hill Road, Highgate, Windsor, SL4 4BU
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy QP3, Policy NR1, Policy NR2, Policy SP2, Policy EP1, Policy EP3
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.