®Planning appeal decision
Land off High View, Chalfont St Giles, HP8 4HH
Planning appeal 3265964 at Land off High View, Chalfont St Giles, HP8 4HH (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 5 November 2021 by Inspector Philpott M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
erection of 42 affordable dwellings and associated access, parking and landscaping
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Philpott M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate an established affordable housing need for persons with strong local connections to the parish, meaning the paragraph 149(f) exception did not apply and the resulting Green Belt harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
The substantial weight given to affordable housing delivery and other limited-weight benefits did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and moderate harm to Green Belt purposes, so very special circumstances were not made out.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS Policy CS9NP Policy H1LP Policy GB2CS Policy CS4CS Policy CS24LP Policy TR16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 167Paragraph 169Paragraph 174Paragraph 180
- Judgments
- Redhill Aerodrome Limited v SSCLG & Others [2014] EWHC 2476 (Admin); [2014] EWCA Civ 1386
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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