®Planning appeal decision
Land at Hunts Hill Farm, Hunts Hill Lane, Naphill, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4RJ
Planning appeal 3293834 at Land at Hunts Hill Farm, Hunts Hill Lane, Naphill, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4RJ (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 7 June 2023 by Inspector Fleming D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is inappropriate development for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy.
without planning permission, the construction of a swimming pool and enclosure
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Fleming D
- Postcode
- HP14 4RJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is inappropriate development for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to its location within the Chilterns AONB
- whether harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The enclosure exceeds the 140 cubic metre volume limit for residential outbuildings in the Green Belt under Policy DM43 and causes loss of openness, constituting inappropriate development that cannot be justified by very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP8 Protecting the Green BeltPolicy DM43 The Replacement or Extension of Dwellings in the Green Belt (Including Outbuildings)Policy DM30 The Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural BeautyPolicy DM35 Placemaking and Design QualityPolicy DM32 Landscape Character and Settlement Patterns
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137
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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