Plans to develop three new houses down a quiet residential road have been quashed after the application received a litany of objections. 

Permission was sought to part-demolish the existing home at 11 The Close in College Town, Sandhurst, and build a further three properties on the site. 

This would have left the original property as a two-bedroom semi-detached house and the construction of a new detached two-bedroom home adjacent to it and two more two-bedroom properties on land to the north. 

Residents of 26 neighbouring homes lodged objections to the plan, citing concerns including increased traffic, insufficient parking, the impact on trees and wildlife, and the potential for overlooking, overshadowing and overbearing on nearby homes. 

A petition opposing the scheme, which contained 35 signatories, was also submitted. 

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As well as from residents, the plan also received objections from a variety of authorities, including Sandhurst Town Council, who said the development would be “detrimental” to the adjoining houses. 

Due to the new builds overlooking and being overlooked by nearby properties, the council called the application “un-coordinated” and “unsatisfactory”. 

An objection was also raised by a council Tree Officer who claimed the proposal would negatively impact on a protected oak tree located to the north of the site. 

In the notice of refusal letter, the planning officer referred to the development plan as “overly cramped” and “out of keeping” with the character of the area, suggesting the appearance would be “adversely affected”. 

They also suggested it would exacerbate parking pressures and increase the risk of “illegal, inconsiderate or obstructive” parking.