®Planning appeal decision
Handpost Cottage, Church Road, Ivinghoe, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9EJ
removal of existing buildings and outside storage, cessation of storage use and erection of 3 dwellings
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chalk M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether it would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any effect on openness, having regard to the national Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposed development on the Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area, including the Chiltern Hill Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- The management of surface water runoff
- The effect on biodiversity and ecology
- Whether the appeal site is in an appropriate location, having regard to local and national policies regarding the siting of new development
- The effect on the living conditions of existing occupiers
- The effect on trees in and adjacent to the site
- Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm that is not outweighed by other considerations, and cannot proceed without an adopted strategic solution to address impacts on the Chilterns Beechwoods SAC.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S4, Policy NE3, Policy NE4, Policy BE2, Policy I4, Policy NE1, Policy S1, Policy S2, Policy S3, Policy BE3, Policy NE8, Policy HSG2
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.