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Allowed16 December 20213270138

Anoopam Mission, The Lea, Western Avenue, Denham, Uxbridge, UB9 4NA

Planning appeal 3270138 at Anoopam Mission, The Lea, Western Avenue, Denham, Uxbridge, UB9 4NA (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was allowed on 16 December 2021 by Inspector McDonald K, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt.

Erection of a crematorium, dining hall and widening of access road with associated landscape and biodiversity enhancements

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
community-institutional · Other Major Developments
Inspector
McDonald K
Postcode
UB9 4NA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The combination of very significant qualitative need, significant quantitative need, a compelling Public Sector Equality Duty need and the absence of any suitable alternative site clearly outweighed the substantial Green Belt harm, amounting to very special circumstances.

The cumulative other considerations (quantitative and qualitative need for a Hindu crematorium, PSED, lack of alternative sites, public support, design quality, biodiversity and other lesser benefits) clearly outweighed the substantial harm to the Green Belt, amounting to very special circumstances justifying the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB1Policy CP12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 138

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