®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Lodge Lane, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4AX
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
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
- 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
Framework references: 109
Plan policies cited: Policy CS14, Policy CS22, Policy CS20, Policy CS4, Policy CS26, Policy GB2, Policy TR2, Saved Policy LSQ1
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