Land at Land North East of Pednor Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2JU

without planning permission, the erection of fencing

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Hawkins S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether erection of the fencing amounts to inappropriate development, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and the Development Plan
The effect on Green Belt openness
Whether the landscape and scenic beauty of the AONB is conserved
Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify granting permission for the fencing

What decided it

The fencing constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that harms openness and fails to conserve the AONB's landscape and scenic beauty, with no very special circumstances to justify permission.

Framework references: 137, 147, 148, 149, 176

Plan policies cited: Policy GB2, Policy LSQ 1, Policy CS22

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