®Planning appeal decision
High Mead, Bellingdon, Chesham, HP5 2XU
Planning appeal 3283384 at High Mead, Bellingdon, Chesham, HP5 2XU (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 11 January 2023 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
described on the application form as the ‘construction of a detached dwelling on infill plot between High Mead and Wavell
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Price A
- Postcode
- HP5 2XU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Chilterns Beechwoods SAC
What decided it
The absence of sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the proposed development would not lead to adverse effects on the integrity of the Chilterns Beechwoods SAC, which under the Habitats Regulations provides a clear reason for refusing the development.
Although the proposal would accord with Green Belt and AONB policies and would benefit from the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, the requirement under the Habitats Regulations to avoid adverse effects on the integrity of the SAC, an area of particular importance, outweighed these considerations and prevented the presumption in favour of sustainable development from applying.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB2Policy GB4Policy GB5Policy LSQ1Policy CS22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 176Paragraph 180Paragraph 11
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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