®Planning appeal decision
The Village Gate PH, 225 Aylesbury Road, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, HP22 6BA
erection of three buildings comprising nine dwellings (C3) following demolition of existing public house (Sui Generis) utilising existing accesses off Aylesbury Road, with associated hard and soft landscaping and parking
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sabu R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the spacious, rural character of the area and the setting of the Chilterns AONB caused by the increased massing and spread of built form across the site, which would not be adequately mitigated by the proposed landscaping or framed vistas.
The benefits of nine dwellings and economic benefits were given limited weight because the Council could demonstrate a five-year housing supply, and these benefits could not outweigh the unacceptable harm to character and appearance and the setting of the AONB.
Framework references: 176
Plan policies cited: Policy S3, Policy BE2, Policy BE4, Policy NE3, Policy NE4, Policy NE8, Policy SD1
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.