6 Queens Road, Slough, SL1 3QP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook, daylight, privacy, and noise and disturbance
• the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
• the effect of the proposal on existing housing stock, with particular regard to the effect on family housing
• whether the proposal would be suitably located, with particular regard to relevant development plan policies concerning the location of development
• the effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to parking
• the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to outlook, privacy, noise and disturbance, and daylight

What decided it

The poor living conditions for future occupiers, particularly the oppressive outlook and inadequate daylight for Flats D and E and the lack of privacy for ground floor flats, combined with the harmful effect on character and appearance and the loss of family housing, substantially and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefit.

The modest benefit of 4 additional dwellings and redevelopment of previously developed land (moderate weight) was substantially outweighed by the poor living conditions for future occupiers, harm to character and appearance, loss of family dwelling, and unsuitable location (substantial weight combined), such that the harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.