# 5 Blandford Road South, Slough

- **Decision:** allowed, 4 September 2026
- **Decided by:** Planning Inspector: S Ramsden
- **Authority:** Slough (South East)
- **Appeal reference:** 6008903
- **Application reference:** P/20265/004
- **Procedure:** householder
- **Development:** Appeal against conditions 6 (no subdivision/HMO) and 9 (removal of Class B and E PD rights) on householder extensions permission
- **Site context:** inside-settlement
- **Green Belt:** no
- **Framework applied:** August 2026 NPPF
- **Determinative policies:** DM6(2)(c), DM6(1)
- **Development plan policies:** Slough Local Plan 2004 H14, Residential Extensions Guidelines SPD 2010
- **Main issues:** necessity of PD/HMO restriction conditions
- **Tags:** tier-2, condition-appeal, pd-rights-removal, hmo, transitional-no-consultation, costs-application

## Summary
Conditions barring subdivision or HMO use and removing Class B and E PD rights on a householder permission were deleted. The Council offered no "clear justification" under DM6(2)(c) beyond a generic amenity reason, and the large corner-plot garden could take outbuildings without breaching H14 (DL ¶¶9–23).

## What made the difference
No site-specific evidence of harm from HMO use or future PD works. The comparators relied on had concrete evidence, such as parking stress or a prior unauthorised HMO, that was absent here (DL ¶¶24–29).

## Policy findings
- **DM6(2)(c): pass.** no clear justification to restrict C3→C4 PD or Class B/E rights; generic amenity reason insufficient (DL 9-16, 23)
- **Slough LP H14: accord.** 14 m garden below 15 m SPD guideline but 350 sq m+ usable amenity on corner plot (DL 17-22)

## Key facts
- Detached 4-bed on wide corner plot; >350 sq m rear/side amenity
- Council comparators (193 Vicarage Way, 100B Waterbeach Rd, 140 Langley Rd, 88/90 Quinbrookes) distinguished on evidence

## Sources
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/published-document/42034dd8-c231-4404-b473-444e6a9ac30d
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/comment-planning-appeal/appeals/6008903

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