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98 & 100 Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8JG
Planning appeal 3283985 at 98 & 100 Packhorse Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8JG (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was dismissed on 8 August 2022 by Inspector Page L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting and heritage significance of Gerrards Cross Centenary Conservation Area and the North Park Kingsway Conservation Area.
demolition of No. 98 & 100 Packhorse Road and redevelopment to provide a residential care home (Use Class C2) to provide for 64 no. beds in a 3 storey building including 17 no. car parking spaces, landscaping and associated highways works
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Page L
- Postcode
- SL9 8JG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting and heritage significance of Gerrards Cross Centenary Conservation Area and the North Park Kingsway Conservation Area
What decided it
The cumulative effect of multiple instances of less than substantial harm to the heritage significance of both conservation areas outweighed the public benefits of providing housing for the elderly and contributing to housing supply.
The cumulative effect of multiple instances of less than substantial harm to the heritage significance of both conservation areas, given great weight, outweighed the great weight attributable to the need for housing for the elderly and contribution to housing land supply, resulting in refusal under NPPF paragraph 202
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H9Policy EP3Policy CP8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202Paragraph 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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