®Planning appeal decision
Barton Turf, Park Road, Stoke Poges, SLOUGH, SL2 4PE
garden gym pavilion
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · 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 National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the appeal is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is 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 substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and moderate loss of openness was not outweighed by the limited personal and travel-reduction benefits claimed, and very special circumstances did not exist.
The limited private benefits of a home gym and minor travel reduction were outweighed by the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and moderate loss of openness, and very special circumstances were not demonstrated.
Framework references: 137, 147, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1 of the South Bucks District Local Plan 1999
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.