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Allowed8 March 20233303868

Land South East of Little Chalfont, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6SS

Planning appeal 3303868 at Land South East of Little Chalfont, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, HP6 6SS (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was allowed on 8 March 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on openness and purposes of including land within the Green Belt.

demolition of all existing buildings and the erection of residential dwellings including affordable housing, custom build (Use Class C3), retirement homes and care home (Use Class C2), new vehicular access point off Burton Lane, improvements to existing Lodge Lane access including works to Lodge Lane and Church Grove, new pedestrian and cycle bridge and associated highway works, a local centre including a community building (Use Classes E(a)(b)(e), F2(b), land safeguarded for educational use (Use Classes E(f) and F1(a), public open space and associated infrastructure (matters to be considered at this stage: Burtons Lane and Lodge Lane access)

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Unknown
Inspector
Wilkinson S
Postcode
HP4 4AJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on openness and purposes of including land within the Green Belt
  • the effect of the scheme on the character and appearance of the area, including the landscape and scenic beauty of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Burtons Lane to Doggett's Wood Lane Area of Special Character
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • whether or not the proposal would lead to an unacceptable loss of protected species and protected habitats
  • whether or not the scheme includes the infrastructure necessary, directly required and related in scale and kind to the proposed development
  • the effect of the development proposed on the Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation and Ashridge Commons and Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest
  • whether or not the proposal would lead to an unacceptable loss of best and most versatile agricultural land
  • whether the appeal scheme would increase the risk of surface water flooding
  • whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations such as to provide the very special circumstances required to justify development in the Green Belt

What decided it

The chronic and deteriorating shortfall in the Council's five-year housing land supply, and the substantial benefits of the housing (including affordable, self/custom-build and elderly accommodation) that the scheme would deliver, which clearly outweighed the Green Belt and other identified harm.

the substantial benefits of the scheme, particularly addressing a chronic and deteriorating housing land shortfall together with economic, environmental and other benefits, clearly outweighed the harm from inappropriate development in the Green Belt and other identified harms, amounting to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB2Policy CS1Policy LSQ1Policy CS22Policy CS32Policy GC1Policy GC4Policy TW6Policy GB30Policy CS20Policy CS24Policy CS25Policy CS26Policy CS29Policy CS31Policy CS4Policy CS8Policy CS10Policy CS12Policy TR2Policy TR3Policy TR5Policy NC1Policy AS2Policy GC7Policy GC9Policy H4
National Planning Policy Framework
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Judgments
Stroud District Council v SSCLG and Gladman Developments Ltd

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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