®Planning appeal decision
Land At School End, Great Horwood, MK17 0RG
Planning appeal 3280025 at Land At School End, Great Horwood, MK17 0RG (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 4 March 2022 by Inspector Thompson P, 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, including the Great Horwood Conservation Area and the rural setting of the village, and its consistency with development plan policies relating to the location of housing.
Erection of three dwellings, formation of access, planting of wild flower meadow, and landscaping
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Thompson P
- Postcode
- MK17 0RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Great Horwood Conservation Area and the rural setting of the village, and its consistency with development plan policies relating to the location of housing
- Whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the listed buildings known as 'Church of St James', 'The Cottage', 'The Grange' and 'Church Hill'
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of three Grade II listed buildings, when weighed against limited public benefits, outweighed the grant of permission under the conventional planning balance.
The adverse impacts of harm to the conservation area and listed building settings, afforded great weight, outweighed the claimed benefits of housing delivery, economic activity, and biodiversity gains, each of limited weight, under the conventional untilted balance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S2Policy S3Policy NE4Policy NE5Policy D3Policy BE1Policy BE2Policy 1 of the Great Horwood Neighbourhood Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 197Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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