Home Farm Barn, School Lane, Stoke Poges, SL2 4QA

Planning appeal 3300021 at Home Farm Barn, School Lane, Stoke Poges, SL2 4QA (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was dismissed on 5 May 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson H, 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 the development plan.

the construction of new dwelling

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilkinson H
Postcode: SL2 4QA

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 the development plan
The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
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 necessary to justify proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to openness and character, and the limited benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm to establish very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1Policy GB3Policy EP3Policy C8
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 149Paragraph 11

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