®Planning appeal decision
Os Field 3831, Hawridge Common, Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2UQ
Planning appeal 3299461 at Os Field 3831, Hawridge Common, Hawridge, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2UQ (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 7 December 2022 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt.
conversion of existing agricultural building into a residential dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marigold O
- Postcode
- HP5 2UQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty within which the site sits
- If the proposal is inappropriate, whether the 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 extent of structural works required to convert the building would be so substantial as to be tantamount to construction of a new building, failing to meet the exemption in Policy GB11 and Framework paragraph 150(d), combined with harmful effects on the openness of the Green Belt and the character and appearance of the AONB.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB2Policy GB11Policy CS22Policy LSQ1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 219
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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