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Appeal Decision Site visit made on 30 September 2025 by V Simpson BSc (Hons) MSc MRTPI an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State Decision date: 08 October 2025 Section 78 Appeal Ref: 6000444 Proposal: Erection of a single storey front extension at 56 Boarlands Close, Slough SL1 5DD. Application Ref: P/20845/000 Decision – allowed and planning permission granted Reasons Issue – effect on the character and appearance of the area 1. In terms of its scale, roof form and design detailing, the proposed development would have a similar appearance to the single-storey projection on the front of the adjoining house at number 54 Boarlands Close (no. 54). Moreover, the front of the extension would be in general alignment with the fronts of the porches of the neighbouring houses at numbers 58, 60, and 62 Boarlands Close. For these reasons, and because it would be stepped back from the front of the house at number 54, the extension would not be harmfully prominent or incongruous in relation to nearby development. 2. Even though it would extend across the full width of the 2-storey terraced house on the appeal site, the modest scale and low height of the proposed development mean it would read as a subservient addition to the original house. Consequently, and even if the development would not accord with all the guidelines set out in the Council’s Residential Extensions Guidelines Supplementary Planning Document1, it would read as a compatible and sensitive addition to the original house. 3. For these reasons, the development would not cause harm to the character and appearance of the area, and in this respect, it would accord with the development plan policies cited on the decision notice. Conclusion 4. The proposal complies with the development plan as a whole, and nothing indicates a decision otherwise. Conditions 1) The development hereby permitted shall begin not later than three years from the date of this decision. 1 Slough Borough Council – Slough Local Development Framework – Residential Extensions Guidelines Supplementary Planning Document – Adopted Jan 2010 2 2) The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with drawing no’s: Location Plan produced 03 June 2025, 2518 EX01, 2518 PR02, and 2518 PR03. Reason: Certainty 3) The external materials of the extension hereby permitted shall match those used in the existing dwelling. Reason: Protect character and appearance of area. V Simpson INSPECTOR