Planning appeal decision
The Wilds Brackley Road, Westbury, Brackley, NN13 5JN
Planning appeal 3302748 at The Wilds Brackley Road, Westbury, Brackley, NN13 5JN (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 18 October 2022 by Inspector Westbrook J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed cabin should be considered as an annexe to the main house at The Wilds or as a separate new dwelling.
the erection of a cabin to provide ancillary annexe accommodation
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Westbrook J
- Postcode
- NN13 5JN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed cabin should be considered as an annexe to the main house at The Wilds or as a separate new dwelling
- The effect of the cabin on the character and appearance of the area around the north-western edge of Westbury
What decided it
The cabin's location extending the village built envelope into open countryside at the north-western edge of Westbury causes harmful visual encroachment that conflicts with Policy B2, notwithstanding that it could be controlled as an annexe use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy B2Policy D4
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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