®Planning appeal decision
Lodge Farm, Lodge Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, HP8 4AH
Planning appeal 3295740 at Lodge Farm, Lodge Lane, Chalfont St. Giles, HP8 4AH (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 30 November 2022 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the NPPF and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.
the erection of stable building and construction of hard surface and access track with associated change of use to equestrian
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Berry A
- Postcode
- HP8 4AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the NPPF and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area, including the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- the effect of the development upon biodiversity and whether a net gain in biodiversity can be achieved
- if the development is inappropriate, 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 the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness combined with harm to the character and appearance of the AONB was not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of rural diversification and agricultural support, such that very special circumstances did not exist to justify the inappropriate development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB2Policy CS22Policy LSQ1Policy R13Policy CS24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 176Paragraph 84Paragraph 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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