Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 1 Anstey Brook, Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 5RT
Planning appeal 3284882 at Land Adjacent to 1 Anstey Brook, Weston Turville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 5RT (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 3 May 2022 by Inspector Smith A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect upon the character and appearance of the area.
a detached carbon neutral dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith A
- Postcode
- HP22 5RT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect upon the character and appearance of the area
- The effect upon the Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (the SAC)
What decided it
The introduction of a single-storey detached dwelling to a location defined by uniform two-storey semi-detached properties would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, conflicting with development plan policies requiring new development to respect local distinctiveness and vernacular character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE2 of the Vale of Aylesbury Local PlanPolicy H2 of the Weston Turville Neighbourhood Plan (2018)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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