Land at Magpie Lane, Amersham Road, Coleshill, Buckinghamshire, HP7 0LU

the erection of a temporary rural workers dwelling and agricultural building with access and parking

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Plenty B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on ecological interests including the 'Hodgemoor Wood' Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
Whether the proposed agricultural enterprise provides for a functional need for an essential agricultural worker's dwelling
Whether the proposal would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt and if so, its effect on openness

What decided it

The demonstrably adverse visual impact on the character and appearance of the AONB landscape, combined with inadequate ecological assessment, outweighed the functional need for the agricultural worker's dwelling.

Framework references: 188, 179, 80, 149

Plan policies cited: GC1, LSQ1, CS20, CS22, CS24, GB17, GB2, GB27

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