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Dismissed14 October 20223297304

Land Adjacent to Hampden Farm Barn, Greenlands Lane, Prestwood, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9QX

Planning appeal 3297304 at Land Adjacent to Hampden Farm Barn, Greenlands Lane, Prestwood, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9QX (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 14 October 2022 by Inspector Parsons J, 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 Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

Appeal A: outline application (access only) for erection of 10 dwellings including 4 affordable homes; Appeal B: outline application (access only) for erection of 12 dwellings including 5 affordable homes, and conversion of the stables block to provide a further 1 dwelling

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Parsons J
Postcode
HP16 9QX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
  • The effect of the proposal on Ancient Woodland and Protected Species
  • Biodiversity
  • Surface water drainage
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with significant harm to the AONB, was not clearly outweighed by the housing and other benefits, so very special circumstances did not exist.

the substantial Green Belt harm, significant AONB and character harm, and small biodiversity harm were not clearly outweighed by the significant weight given to housing and affordable housing delivery and the small weight given to previously developed land use and sustainable transport benefits, so permission was refused for both appeals

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB2Policy LSQ1Policy GC1Policy CS20Policy CS22Policy CS24Policy GC10Policy CS4Policy CS11Policy CS10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 174Paragraph 167Paragraph 57Paragraph 11Paragraph 176Paragraph 119Paragraph 130Paragraph 60

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