®Planning appeal decision
Grooms Cottage Penfold Lane, Little Missenden, Amersham, HP7 0QU
Planning appeal 3290156 at Grooms Cottage Penfold Lane, Little Missenden, Amersham, HP7 0QU (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 1 November 2022 by Inspector Jackson 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
one dwelling with associated vehicular access
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jackson R
- Postcode
- HP7 0QU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal 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 proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect on the character, appearance and scenic beauty of the area being within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
- the effect on heritage assets and their settings
- the effect on the Special Area of Conservation
- 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 proposal would adversely affect the integrity of the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation without secured mitigation, which prevented permission in principle being granted under Article 5B(1) of the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) (Amendment) Order 2017.
The less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area and its setting could be balanced by the public benefits of a single dwelling and housing supply shortfall, but the substantial harm to the Green Belt, limited harm to the AONB scenic beauty, and unmitigated adverse effects on the Special Area of Conservation were not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances did not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB2Policy GB4Policy GC1Policy LSQ1Policy CA1Policy CA2Policy CS20Policy CS22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 149Paragraph 174Paragraph 176Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 219Paragraph 147Paragraph 148
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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