®Planning appeal decision
324-372 Bath Road, Slough, SL1 6JA
the demolition of all existing buildings and structures, and the phased construction of a residential-led development delivering new homes (Use Class C3) and flexible non- residential floorspace (Class E) comprising a series of buildings, and all associated infrastructure, access, plant, public and semi-private realm, car/cycle parking, and hard and soft landscaping
- Authority
- Slough Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Tucker A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of the occupiers of the dwellings to the north of the site, namely those at Burnham Lane, Brook Crescent and Iona Crescent
What decided it
The very substantial harm to character and appearance and to living conditions of neighbouring residents, when weighed against the benefits of housing delivery and public realm improvements, significantly and demonstrably outweighs those benefits even in the context of a five-year housing land supply shortfall.
The significant benefits of 223 net new dwellings and public realm improvements (significant and moderate weight) were outweighed by very substantial harm to character and appearance and very substantial harm to living conditions of neighbouring residents, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
Framework references: 11, 129, 135, 138, 139, 215
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 1, Core Policy 4, Core Policy 8, Saved Policy EN1, Saved Policy H14, SKL1
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.