Planning appeal decision
Orchard House Three Households, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4LJ
Planning appeal 3275805 at Orchard House Three Households, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4LJ (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 29 September 2021 by Inspector Tivey C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
for a first floor extension over existing garage and infill link to main dwelling
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Tivey C
- Postcode
- HP8 4LJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development upon the setting of nearby Listed Buildings
What decided it
The proposal would fail to appear subordinate to the host dwelling due to its height and dormer feature, rendering it incongruous in appearance and causing less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed building with no public benefits to outweigh this harm.
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the designated heritage asset was not outweighed by any public benefits, resulting in dismissal of the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS20 of the Adopted Core Strategy for Chiltern DistrictPolicy GC1 of the Adopted Chiltern District Local PlanPolicy H13 of the Adopted Chiltern District Local PlanPolicy H18 of the Adopted Chiltern District Local PlanPolicy LB2 of the Adopted Chiltern District Local Plan
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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