Planning appeal decision
121 Wendover Road, Stoke Mandeville, Aylesbury, HP22 5TD
Planning appeal 3297056 at 121 Wendover Road, Stoke Mandeville, Aylesbury, HP22 5TD (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 8 November 2022 by Inspector Jack C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the spatial strategy for the distribution of housing.
demolition of the existing dwelling on site, and the erection of nine dwellings, associated access and landscaping
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jack C
- Postcode
- HP22 5TD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the spatial strategy for the distribution of housing
- The effects of the proposed development on the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation
- The effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including with regard to trees
- The effects of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of 123 Wendover Road, with particular regard to privacy
- Housing mix
- Parking provision
- Surface water drainage
What decided it
The absence of appropriate mitigation for likely significant effects on the integrity of the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation was alone sufficient to require dismissal of the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S3Policy S2Policy NE1Policy D3Policy BE2Policy NE2Policy NE8Policy BE3Policy 6aPolicy T6Policy I4Policy H1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 182
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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