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Dismissed17 February 20233259033

Land East of Brill Road, Oakley, Buckinghamshire, HP18 9SH

Planning appeal 3259033 at Land East of Brill Road, Oakley, Buckinghamshire, HP18 9SH (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 17 February 2023 by Inspector Murray D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal accords with the strategy in the development plan.

the change of use of land to use as a residential Gypsy caravan site including erection of amenity building and screen fence

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Murray D
Postcode
HP18 9SH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal accords with the strategy in the development plan
  • The effect on the character and appearance of the area, particularly the rural landscape
  • Whether the site lies in a sustainable location with reasonable accessibility
  • The need for and supply of gypsy/traveller sites locally
  • Other considerations including the personal circumstances of the appellant

What decided it

The combination of significant landscape harm and the unsustainable, inaccessible location outweighed the shortfall in five year gypsy/traveller site supply and the appellant's personal circumstances.

The landscape harm and poor accessibility of the site were found not to be outweighed by the shortfall in five year gypsy/traveller site supply or the appellant's personal circumstances, so the balance fell against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D11Policy NE4Policy S2Policy S6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 105Paragraph 174
Judgments
Lisa Smith judgment

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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