®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To 7 Bryer Place, Windsor, SL4 4YL
‘new build 3 bed dwelling providing living accommodation over two floors, containing three bedrooms (one en-suite) and a family bathroom at lower ground level. At the upper ground level, the proposal would provide a kitchen / living room to the rear of the property, a separate utility room, with an office and snug located to the front of the property.’
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Clark L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to protected trees
- whether or not the proposal would be subject to biodiversity net gain requirements
- the suitability of the proposal with specific regard to energy sustainability
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area through loss of open space, removal of a protected tree, and potential damage to another protected tree of significant visual importance substantially and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing a single dwelling.
The substantial adverse impacts on character, appearance and trees significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing delivery and economic/social benefits from construction and occupation, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply despite the Council's inability to demonstrate five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 12, 15
Plan policies cited: Policy IF4, Policy QP1, Policy QP3, Policy NR3, Policy NR2, Policy SP2, Policy NR5, Policy DES.01, Policy OS.02
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.