®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of 20 Wycombe Road, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, HP15 6RY
Planning appeal 3296128 at Land to the Rear of 20 Wycombe Road, Holmer Green, High Wycombe, HP15 6RY (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was dismissed on 2 December 2022 by Inspector Wilson J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area in the context of the requirements of Policy HW8 of the Local Plan part 1 a) (achieving a sense of separation between Hazlemere and Holmer Green).
Outline application (including details of access & layout) for the erection of 101 dwellings with all other matters reserved
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Wilson J
- Postcode
- HP15 6RY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area in the context of the requirements of Policy HW8 of the Local Plan part 1 a) (achieving a sense of separation between Hazlemere and Holmer Green)
- Whether the appeal scheme achieves comprehensive development within Wycombe district as set out in part 1c) of Policy HW8
- The status of the development brief covering the land subject to Policy HW8
What decided it
The proposal's failure to maintain the required sense of separation between Hazlemere and Holmer Green and its failure to secure comprehensive development of the wider HW8 allocation, both required by Policy HW8, outweighed the identified benefits.
the benefits of affordable/self-build housing (neutral weight), biodiversity net gain (moderate weight) and market housing/economic activity (moderate weight) did not, individually or collectively, outweigh the conflict with Policy HW8 and the development plan taken as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HW8Policy CP9Policy CP10Policy DM34Policy DM35Policy DM11Policy DM14Policy CP7Policy DM33Policy DM39Policy DM16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48Paragraph 57
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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