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Notice upheld31 August 20233288011

Sawyers Green Farm, Langley Park Road, Wexham, Buckinghamshire, SL3 6DD

Planning appeal 3288011 at Sawyers Green Farm, Langley Park Road, Wexham, Buckinghamshire, SL3 6DD (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was dismissed on 31 August 2023 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

Material change of use to sui generis mixed use comprising storage and parking of motor vehicles, portable cabins, touring caravans, shipping containers, trailers, mobile homes, vehicle parts, general waste, plant and machinery, motor vehicle maintenance and repairs, and residential use; plus operational development comprising hardstanding, roof extension to building B2, and extensions to building B5

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Curnow R
Postcode
SL3 6DD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and highway safety
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the failure to demonstrate that the B470 can safely accommodate the significant traffic movements generated by the development, combined with harm to character and appearance, outweigh the limited employment benefits.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
GB1GB2EP3TR5Core Policy 10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 111

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