Land To The North of Stubbings Farm Cottages, Burchetts Green Road Burchetts Green, Windsor And Maidenhead, Maidenhead, SL6 6QT

erection of a new self-build dwelling with associated access, parking and landscaping

Authority: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: SL6 6QT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The proposed development fails to accord with criterion (c) of paragraph 155 of the Framework as it would not be in a sustainable location, and the resulting substantial harm to the Green Belt is not outweighed by other considerations.

The moderate benefits of self-build housing delivery and associated social and economic benefits do not outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt and the failure to accord with the sustainability requirements of the Framework.

Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 153, 154, 155

Plan policies cited: Policy QP5

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