®Planning appeal decision
20 Narcot Lane, CHALFONT ST. GILES, HP8 4DA
the demolition of a single dwelling and the construction of 31 affordable (discounted market sales housing), custom build dwellings with associated provision of car parking, open space, landscaping, drainage and infrastructure works
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Chandler M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- whether the proposal would make appropriate provision for affordable housing
- the effect of the proposal on biodiversity
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether an appropriate mechanism exists to promote sustainable transport opportunities
- if the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The substantial and demonstrable harm to the openness of the Green Belt, both visually and spatially, could not be clearly outweighed by the other considerations in favour of the proposal, and very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness, given very substantial weight, was not clearly outweighed by the benefits of self-build housing provision (substantial weight), affordable housing (moderate weight), housing supply contribution (moderate weight), and sustainable transport promotion (limited weight), with the Green Belt harm tipping decisively against the proposal.
Framework references: 11, 147, 148
Plan policies cited: Policy GB2, Policy CS8, Policy CS10, Policy CS11, Policy CS24, Policy CS31, Policy GC1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.