Planning appeal decision
4, Bridge Road, Ickford, HP18 9HX
Planning appeal 3299519 at 4, Bridge Road, Ickford, HP18 9HX (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was allowed on 20 April 2023 by Inspector Lo S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would constitute a separate or ancillary residential unit.
Change of use (retrospective) and extension of a residential outbuilding to a 1 bedroom residential annexe
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Lo S
- Postcode
- HP18 9HX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would constitute a separate or ancillary residential unit
What decided it
The extended building would remain ancillary to the cottage due to shared access, physical proximity, and impractical garden subdivision, and an enforceable condition could restrict its use accordingly.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan (2021) Policy BE2Ickford Neighbourhood Plan (2021) Policy ND2Ickford Neighbourhood Plan (2021) Policy BEH1Ickford Neighbourhood Plan (2021) Policy BEH2Ickford Neighbourhood Plan (2021) Policy BEH3
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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