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Dismissed22 December 20256000580

235 Farnham Road, Slough, SL2 1DE

Planning appeal 6000580 at 235 Farnham Road, Slough, SL2 1DE (Slough Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 December 2025 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of a ground floor retail side extension to existing shop in front building, and extended storage in extended basement; demolition of the existing rear building, (consisting of existing rooftop carpark over existing kitchens and existing commercial buildings), and erection of 3 storey, rear extension over semi-basement, to provide 5 x 2 Bed + 13 x 1 bed flats; ancillary works including reinstatement of pavement on Farnham Road

Authority
Slough Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Owen A
Postcode
SL2 1DE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect on highway safety
  • whether the development would be required to provide financial contributions towards affordable housing, local infrastructure and to mitigate any impact on the integrity of the Burnham Beeches Special Area of Conservation (SAC), and if so whether a suitable mechanism to secure that has been provided
  • the effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties in respect of their outlook
  • whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for its future occupiers in respect of their outlook and noise
  • whether the development would promote sustainable modes of travel

What decided it

The inevitable harmful effect on character and appearance from a three-storey extension of the scale necessary to provide 18 flats, combined with unacceptable highway safety impacts and failure to secure affordable housing, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery on a brownfield site in a sustainable location.

The conflicts with policies relating to design, affordable housing and highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the provision of 18 flats on a brownfield site in a sustainable location and the economic benefits associated with that at a time when there is an insufficient supply of housing locally, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Local Plan (2004) policy EN1Local Plan (2004) policy EN3Local Plan (2004) policy T8Core Strategy (2008) Core Policy 1Core Strategy (2008) Core Policy 4Core Strategy (2008) Core Policy 7Core Strategy (2008) Core Policy 8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 116Paragraph 125Paragraph 135Paragraph 139

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