®Planning appeal decision
Crossview, Shootacre Lane, PRINCES RISBOROUGH, HP27 9EH
erection of detached garden building for use as temporary annex
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Osgathorp C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether the 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 the proposal
What decided it
The outbuilding's volume of 175 cubic metres significantly exceeds both the 25% threshold and 140 cubic metre limit in Policy DM43, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt and openness, combined with harm to character and appearance of the AONB, was not outweighed by the appellant's other considerations including the mistaken belief in permitted development status and temporary occupation intention.
Framework references: 147, 149, 148
Plan policies cited: Policy DM43, Policy DM42, Policy DM30, Policy DM32, Policy DM35, Policy DM36, Policy 6 of the Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Neighbourhood Plan
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.