®Planning appeal decision
Peterley Wood Farm Peterley Lane, Prestwood, Great Missenden, HP16 0HH
Planning appeal 3291484 at Peterley Wood Farm Peterley Lane, Prestwood, Great Missenden, HP16 0HH (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 18 July 2023 by Inspector Castle S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.
erection of two number preplacement two storey dwellings and one number single storey dwelling and two number garages
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Castle S
- Postcode
- HP16 0HH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and its effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- If the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The material increase in size of the replacement dwellings compared to the buildings demolished, combined with loss of spatial and visual openness in the Green Belt, could not be justified by very special circumstances.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by limited weight afforded to housing supply contribution, economic benefits, and previously developed land reuse, resulting in dismissal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB2Policy GB7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 149dParagraph 149gParagraph 60Paragraph 11
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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