®Planning appeal decision
Garage Site, Pightle Cresecent, Buckingham, MK18 1LF
Planning appeal 3275461 at Garage Site, Pightle Cresecent, Buckingham, MK18 1LF (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 3 December 2021 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on protected trees.
demolition of the existing 20 garages and the erection of 8 x two-storey apartments of the following configuration: 4 x one-bed apartments, 2 x two-bed apartments, 2 x three-bed apartments. Each apartment would have undercroft parking giving a total of 14 spaces, including 2 visitor parking bays. 5 separate spaces would also be provided just to the east of the dwellings. The existing 12 spaces would be retained at Pightle Crescent, which makes 31 parking spaces in total for the development. A secure communal bin storage area is also proposed, sized for the proposed development from discussions with the Council’s Waste Services Coordinator
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Owen A
- Postcode
- MK18 1LF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on protected trees
- Whether the development would provide satisfactory living conditions for its future occupiers in respect of their outlook and their outdoor amenity space
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to character and appearance caused by the incongruous design and threat to protected trees, combined with the failure to provide satisfactory outlook for future occupiers, outweighed the benefits of the proposal.
The harms to character and appearance and living conditions outweighed the modest economic benefits and efficient use of the site; the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan policy BE2Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan policy NE8Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan policy BE3Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan policy T6Buckingham Neighbourhood Development Plan policy DHE1
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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