®Planning appeal decision
Allowed25 January 20233285591
Garlands, Amersham, HP7 0PN
for the demolition of the existing bungalow and erection of 2 dwellings with vehicular access
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fallon R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The amount of development, with particular regard to: (a) its effect on the character and appearance of the area; and (b) whether future occupiers would be likely to experience acceptable living conditions in terms of amenity space provision
- The location of development, with particular regard to: (a) whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and if so, the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt; and (b) if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal satisfies the definition of limited infilling in Policy GB4 with comparable plot widths and curtilage to neighbouring properties, and there is adequate scope to design a scheme compatible with the character of the area and AONB.
Framework references: 130, 134, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy H12, Policy GC1, Policy GC3, Policy LSQ1, Policy CS20, Policy CS22, Policy GB2, Policy GB4
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.