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Dismissed11 October 20233304155

Target House, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, HP19 8ED

Planning appeal 3304155 at Target House, Gatehouse Road, Aylesbury, HP19 8ED (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 11 October 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A - Whether the appeal proposal would comply with Schedule 2, Part 20, Class AA of the GPDO, having regard to the effect of the proposal on the external appearance of the building and the amenity of neighbouring premises with particular regard to overlooking, privacy and the loss of light.

the change of use to the existing 2nd floor office space of Target House to provide 18no. residential units

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Wilkinson H
Postcode
HP19 8ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Appeal A - Whether the appeal proposal would comply with Schedule 2, Part 20, Class AA of the GPDO, having regard to the effect of the proposal on the external appearance of the building and the amenity of neighbouring premises with particular regard to overlooking, privacy and the loss of light.
  • Appeal B - Whether the appeal proposal would comply with criteria MA.1(1)(c) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO.

What decided it

Appeal A: the proposal would result in a conspicuously tall and overly dominant building that would unacceptably harm the external appearance of the appeal building. Appeal B: the 840 square metres of floorspace changing use in a single act of development complies with the 1500 square metre threshold in MA.1(1)(c) when interpreted in accordance with Mansell.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BE2Policy BE3
Judgments
Mansell v Tonbridge and Malling BC [2017] EWCA Civ 1314

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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