®Planning appeal decision
Holmer Green Senior School, Parish Piece, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, HP15 6SP
Planning appeal 3270367 at Holmer Green Senior School, Parish Piece, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, HP15 6SP (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 21 September 2021 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the area.
Without planning permission the erection of an air inflated structure (“Air Dome”) to cover four tennis courts on the land and associated plant and equipment in the approximate location shown hatched in bold black on the Plan
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Stephens K
- Postcode
- HP15 6SP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the appeal development on users of Holmer Green Infant & Nursery School and occupiers of 21 & 22 Glebe Close and 12 Stevens Close with regard to outlook
- The effect of the appeal development on users of the Infant School and occupiers of neighbouring properties with regard to light and glare
- The amenity of users of the Infant School and occupiers of properties in Glebe Close and Stevens Close with regard to noise
What decided it
The substantial harm to character and appearance, outlook, and the unresolved concerns about noise and glare outweighed the moderate to limited benefits of increased sports provision and indoor facilities.
The benefits of increased sports participation, indoor tennis facilities, and Covid-19 social distancing space were outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance, the overbearing effect on outlook for the Infant School and neighbouring residents, unresolved glare concerns, and uncertainty about noise impacts.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GC1Policy CS20Policy GC3Policy GC2Policy GC7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 174Paragraph 185
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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