®Planning appeal decision
Malting Barn, Malting Lane, Dagnall, HP4 1QX
the conversion to four flats and associated works
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Murray D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be 'inappropriate development' in the Green Belt and the effect on its openness
- The effect of the proposed conversion on the character and appearance of the existing building and its setting in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- Whether the proposed flats would have adequate parking provision
- Whether the proposed development would increase the risk of flooding by surface water
- Whether the proposal would result in the loss of an employment site in the context of Policy E2 of the Council's Local Plan (VALP)
- The effect on the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
The likely significant adverse effect on the integrity of the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation, with no certainty that mitigation could be achieved through available planning mechanisms, rendered the development unacceptable under the Habitats Regulations 2017.
Framework references: 150, 176, 14
Plan policies cited: VALP Policy S4 (C), VALP Policy E2, VALP Policy T5, VALP Policy T6, VALP Policy T8, VALP Policy BE1, VALP Policy BE2
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.