®Planning appeal decision
3 Watts Hill Cottages , Wraysbury Road, Staines, Windsor And Maidenhead, TW19 6HN
Planning appeal 3372827 at 3 Watts Hill Cottages , Wraysbury Road, Staines, Windsor And Maidenhead, TW19 6HN (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 11 June 2026 by Inspector Hole K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policies.
for a two storey side extension with alterations to windows and doors
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hole K
- Postcode
- TW19 6HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on protected species
- whether the proposal would be acceptable in terms of flood risk
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt by reason of disproportionate additions to the original building, and the harm from inappropriateness and other identified harms is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
the substantial harm from inappropriate Green Belt development and other harms in respect of protected species and flood risk were not clearly outweighed by the limited weight afforded to improved living accommodation and design quality, so very special circumstances did not exist
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QP5Policy NR2Policy NR1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 193Paragraph 181
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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