Land Adjacent to Summerhill, Heavens Lea, Hedsor, SL8 5EX

Planning appeal 3270736 at Land Adjacent to Summerhill, Heavens Lea, Hedsor, SL8 5EX (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was dismissed on 14 October 2021 by Inspector Murray D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on an area designated as 'Green Space'.

the erection of a single detached dwelling with car port facilities and amenity space, together with access and associated works, new footpath link and the provision of public open space

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Murray D
Postcode: SL8 5EX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect on an area designated as 'Green Space'
The effect on the risk of flooding
The effect on biodiversity in the locality

What decided it

The substantial loss and fragmentation of the designated Green Space caused by the proposed dwelling, which does not meet the exceptional circumstances test in Policy DM12, outweighs the modest benefits offered by the scheme.

The conflict with the development plan and environmental harm from loss and fragmentation of the Green Space outweighed the modest benefits of biodiversity net gain, public open space provision, and a small contribution to housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM12Policy DM11Policy BE2Policy DM34
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 101Paragraph 102Paragraph 180
Judgments: Wheatcroft

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