Planning appeal decision
Parkfields Farm, Silverstone Road, Stowe, Buckingham, MK18 5LQ
Planning appeal 3270130 at Parkfields Farm, Silverstone Road, Stowe, Buckingham, MK18 5LQ (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was allowed on 18 June 2021 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host buildings and the area.
retrospective application in relation to the installation of two ground source heat pumps and their housings to serve holiday/short term lets consented under planning application 18/00352/APP
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Edwards J
- Postcode
- MK18 5LQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host buildings and the area
What decided it
The heat pump housings, by virtue of their small scale, matching materials, simple utilitarian design, and integration with the agricultural character of the converted barns, cause no harm to the character and appearance of the host buildings and the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GP9Policy GP35Policy RA.11
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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