®Planning appeal decision
The Manor House , Middle Green, Nr SLOUGH, Buckinghamshire, SL3 6BS
erection of barn style domestic garage and store for estate machinery and equipment
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposed outbuilding would be materially larger than any previous building it sought to replace, failing to meet the replacement exception in paragraph 149(d) of the Framework and constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt that could not be justified by the minor private benefits offered.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and limited harm to openness were not outweighed by the minor and private benefit of storage and parking, so very special circumstances did not exist.
Framework references: 137, 147, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy GB10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.