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Dismissed11 June 20263375352

Cherrytree Cottage, Bedford Lane, Ascot, Windsor And Maidenhead, SL5 0NP

Planning appeal 3375352 at Cherrytree Cottage, Bedford Lane, Ascot, Windsor And Maidenhead, SL5 0NP (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 proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

staircase extension (6.6sqm), roof raised to create new floorspace at first floor level (32.6sqm) and first floor balcony

Authority
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Hole K
Postcode
SL5 0NP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • 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 proposed development

What decided it

The substantial weight attached to the inappropriate development in the Green Belt, combined with harm to character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances did not exist to justify the proposal.

the substantial weight to be given to Green Belt harm by reason of inappropriateness and harm to character and appearance of the area was not clearly outweighed by other considerations

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy QP5Policy QP3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154Paragraph 142Paragraph 135

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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