®Planning appeal decision
3 Watts Hill Cottages , Wraysbury Road, Staines, Windsor And Maidenhead, TW19 6HN
for a two storey side extension with alterations to windows and doors
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hole K
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
Framework references: 154, 193, 181
Plan policies cited: Policy QP5, Policy NR2, Policy NR1
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.