Land at 2 Woodbine Cottages, Downley Road, Naphill, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4RH

Planning appeal 3287541 at Land at 2 Woodbine Cottages, Downley Road, Naphill, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4RH (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 30 March 2023 by Inspector Harwood A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the framework and relevant policies, including the effect on openness of the Green Belt.

without planning permission:

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Harwood A
Postcode: HP14 4RH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development is inappropriate development within the Green Belt having regard to the framework and relevant policies, including the effect on openness of the Green Belt
If the development is inappropriate, whether any harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The substantial weight required to be given to harm to Green Belt openness and encroachment into countryside was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of improved parking and turning for the appellants alone.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM42
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 150

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