®Planning appeal decision
Peterley Wood Farm Peterley Lane, Prestwood, GREAT MISSENDEN, HP16 0HH
erection of two number preplacement two storey dwellings and one number single storey dwelling and two number garages
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Castle S
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.
Framework references: 149, 149d, 149g, 60, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy GB2, Policy GB7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.