Policy information sourced from Old Windsor neighbourhood plan

OW4: RESIDENTIAL INFILL AND BACKLAND DEVELOPMENT

Within the settlement area boundary shown on the Policies Map, planning permission for residential development proposals on infill and backland sites will be supported subject to the following criteria:

  • Density - proposals that would lead to over-development of a site or the appearance of cramming will be resisted. Development proposals should be of a similar density to properties in the immediate surrounding area
  • Plot width – to ensure adequate amenity, development plots must be of sufficient width to allow proposed building(s) to be sited with adequate separation between dwellings. Where division of a residential plot is proposed as a consequence of development, the width of the remaining and the new plot(s) should be similar to that prevailing in the immediate area.
  • Building line - where the prevailing depth of existing dwellings is a feature of the area new development should respect that building line.
  • Visual separation - new dwellings must have similar spacing between buildings to that commonly found on the street frontage. Where houses are terraced in a locality, proposed contiguous development should normally be of a sympathetic terraced design.
  • Building height - proposed buildings should reflect the height of existing buildings in the locality. Where existing buildings are of a uniform height, proposed development should respect that height.
  • Daylight and sunlight - proposed development should not adversely affect the amenity of neighbouring properties by seriously reducing the amount of daylight and/or sunlight received by habitable rooms.
  • Development must not unacceptably reduce the level of private amenity space for existing residential properties.
  • Development should not adversely affect the significance of heritage assets, including the special interest, character and appearance of the Conservation Area.

This policy also applies to applications for two or more properties on a site previously occupied by a single property.

For more information please see the neighbourhood plan