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Dismissed14 February 20233295063

Mudds Bank Stud Farm, City Road, Stokenchurch, High Wycombe, HP14 3EW

Planning appeal 3295063 at Mudds Bank Stud Farm, City Road, Stokenchurch, High Wycombe, HP14 3EW (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was dismissed on 14 February 2023 by Inspector Sturgess M, following a hearing. 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 (the Framework) and any relevant policies of the development plan.

rural worker’s dwelling for a temporary period of 3 years

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Sturgess M
Postcode
HP14 3EW

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 (the Framework) and any relevant policies of the development plan
  • whether there are any other considerations that could amount to very special circumstances which mean the proposal should be approved, including whether there is an essential need for a rural worker to live full time on the site having regard to the Framework and the policies of the development plan
  • the effect of the proposal on the landscape and scenic quality of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently on site or the financial viability of the enterprise, so the other considerations did not amount to very special circumstances outweighing the substantial harm to the Green Belt.

The substantial harm to the Green Belt and conflict with the development plan were not clearly outweighed by the limited weight given to the appellant's evidence of essential need and enterprise viability, so the balance tipped against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
DM27DM42CP8CP3DM24
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 145 to 151Paragraph 80Paragraph 76

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