®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Lodge Lane, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4AX
Planning appeal 3226415 at Land Adjacent Lodge Lane, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4AX (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 7 January 2022 by Inspector Sherratt C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the operational development on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.
change of use of land to a mixed use site, with residential and, equine use, for one Gypsy Traveller family. The site to contain one static caravan, one touring caravan, a barn, parking for two cars, associated hardstanding, fencing, septic tank and infrastructure
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sherratt C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the operational development on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- The effect of the developments on the character and appearance of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- Whether the use of the land is a sustainable form of development particularly in terms of its location
- The effect of the development on highway safety
- Whether other considerations exist that would clearly outweigh the harm by reason of inappropriateness in the Green Belt and any other harm, such that very special circumstances may exist to justify the grant of planning permission
What decided it
The combined substantial Green Belt harm, considerable AONB harm and unacceptable highway safety impact were not clearly outweighed by the gypsy and traveller need, personal circumstances and policy failure relied on, so very special circumstances did not exist.
the harm by reason of inappropriateness in the Green Belt, harm to the AONB and the unacceptable highway safety impact were not clearly outweighed by the significant/great weight afforded to pitch need, personal circumstances and policy failure, so the balance tipped against the grant of permission
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS14Policy CS22Policy CS20Policy CS4Policy CS26Policy GB2Policy TR2Saved Policy LSQ1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 109
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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