Planning appeal decision
5 Benning Close, Windsor, SL4 4YS
Planning appeal 6002325 at 5 Benning Close, Windsor, SL4 4YS (Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead) was dismissed on 2 April 2026 by Inspector Cater S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
New boundary treatment to side and rear with brick pillars and infill timber panels, and raising of ground level
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cater S
- Postcode
- SL4 4YS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers on Wolf Lane with regard to privacy and outlook
What decided it
The development's visual prominence and scale alongside the public footpath, combined with its overbearing effect on neighbouring amenity, causes unacceptable harm to character and appearance and living conditions that cannot be justified by the appellant's safety and security rationale.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QP3
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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