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Dismissed27 May 20266005516

Rural Rides, Pump Lane, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7RW

Planning appeal 6005516 at Rural Rides, Pump Lane, Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7RW (Bracknell Forest Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 May 2026 by Inspector Brennan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether planning permission should be granted under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the GPDO with regard to whether the proposal would satisfy condition AA.2(3)(a)(ii), with reference to the external appearance of the dwellinghouse, including the design and architectural features of the principal elevation and any side elevation that fronts a highway.

the creation of an additional storey to provide habitable accommodation

Authority
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential
Inspector
Brennan P
Postcode
SL5 7RW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether planning permission should be granted under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 1, Class AA of the GPDO with regard to whether the proposal would satisfy condition AA.2(3)(a)(ii), with reference to the external appearance of the dwellinghouse, including the design and architectural features of the principal elevation and any side elevation that fronts a highway

What decided it

The additional storey would fail to satisfy the prior approval condition on external appearance because it would significantly increase the building's visual mass and height, creating a visually harmful prominence that would materially detract from the neighbouring properties and the distinctive character of the street scene.

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