®Planning appeal decision
Lodge Farm, Lodge Lane, CHALFONT ST. GILES, HP8 4AH
the erection of stable building and construction of hard surface and access track with associated change of use to equestrian
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Berry A
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.
Framework references: 149, 176, 84, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy GB2, Policy CS22, Policy LSQ1, Policy R13, Policy CS24
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.