Hill House Wood Lane, Aspley Guise, Milton Keynes, MK17 8EJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
• the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
• the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Aspley Guise Conservation Area
• the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to privacy and outlook
• the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
• the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
• 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 development

What decided it

The identified harms to the Green Belt (inappropriateness and loss of openness), Conservation Area significance, neighbouring living conditions, and highway safety were not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of two additional dwellings, failing to establish the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development.