®Planning appeal decision
Garage Site, Pightle Cresecent, Buckingham, MK18 1LF
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
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Owen A
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.
Plan policies cited: Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan policy BE2, Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan policy NE8, Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan policy BE3, Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan policy T6, Buckingham Neighbourhood Development Plan policy DHE1
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.