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Dismissed15 August 20223272284

Land South Of Orchard House, Amersham Road, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, HP15 7JH

Planning appeal 3272284 at Land South Of Orchard House, Amersham Road, Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire, HP15 7JH (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was dismissed on 15 August 2022 by Inspector Longmuir J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Chilterns AONB.

construction of 8no. four-bedroom, detached houses with associated parking, landscaping and access amendments to retain Orchard House

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Longmuir J
Postcode
HP15 7JH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Chilterns AONB
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • whether the site would be in an accessible location for the intended occupants of the new dwellings in relation to non vehicular access to everyday services and facilities
  • whether the proposal should provide affordable housing
  • the effect of the proposal on the delivery of services and infrastructure
  • the effect of the proposal on biodiversity
  • whether the proposal would prejudice implementation of the wider HW8 allocated site

What decided it

The harm to the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the Chilterns AONB, combined with unacceptable harm to highway safety, was not outweighed by the limited, short-term benefits of the scheme.

the harm to character/appearance and the AONB setting, highway safety, and accessibility/carbon emissions outweighed the short-term economic benefits of the 8 new dwellings, so the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HW8Policy DM34Policy DM11Policy DM35Policy CP9Policy CP10Policy DM33Policy CP1Policy CP12Policy DM2Policy DM24Policy DM19Policy DM14Policy CP4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 176Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 73Paragraph 104Paragraph 105Paragraph 179Paragraph 64

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