Planning appeal decision
10 Haw Lane, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4AH
Planning appeal 3267539 at 10 Haw Lane, Bledlow Ridge, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4AH (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was dismissed on 23 August 2021 by Inspector Johnson W, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
for the erection of new detached 4no. bed property
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Johnson W
- Postcode
- HP14 4AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on character and appearance, with particular regard to trees
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and erosion of openness is not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of the proposal, and very special circumstances do not exist.
The benefits of the appeal scheme, including a small contribution to housing requirements and minor economic and social benefits, do not clearly outweigh the substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and erosion of openness.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM42Policy 2Policy DM13Policy DM14Policy DM34Policy DM35Policy 1Policy 10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- Julian Wood v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Gravesham Borough Council (2015) EWCA Civ 195; Dartford Borough Council v SSCLG et al (2017) EWCA CV 141
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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