®Planning appeal decision
The Stables, Downley Common, Downley, HIGH WYCOMBE, HP13 5YN
the erection of a single storey garage and storage shed
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Parsons J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the Development Plan
- the openness of the Green Belt
- character and appearance of the area, having regard to Downley Common Conservation Area and the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial weight attached to that harm, combined with less-than-substantial but overriding harm to the Conservation Area and harm to the AONB, which are not clearly outweighed by the limited public benefits.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, the loss of openness, and the less-than-substantial but overriding harm to the Conservation Area and AONB were not clearly outweighed by the limited public benefit of improving the existing property, so very special circumstances do not exist.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM43, Policy DM30, Policy DM31, Policy DM32, Policy DM34, Policy DM36
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.