®Planning appeal decision
Green Farm, The Green , Soulbury, Buckinghamshire , LU7 0DD
Planning appeal 3304970 at Green Farm, The Green , Soulbury, Buckinghamshire , LU7 0DD (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 19 May 2023 by Inspector Wilkinson H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the Soulbury Conservation Area.
the demolition and replacement of Green Farm House with new dwelling and associated garage, conversion and extension of outbuilding to create new residential unit, recladding and re-roofing of storage barn to create workshop, erection of five detached dwellings with access taken from existing private access road, new private estate road, landscaping, drainage, ancillary highway and other works
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson H
- Postcode
- LU7 0DD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the Soulbury Conservation Area
- whether the proposed development would meet the needs of the local area with regard to the proposed housing mix
- the effect of the proposed development on local infrastructure
What decided it
The permanent loss of open fields and introduction of discordant scale development would erode the rural character and spaciousness of the village and enclose the conservation area, resulting in less than substantial harm to the heritage asset that was not outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Soulbury Conservation Area and the rural character of the area was not outweighed by the moderate benefits of housing supply, local economic support and infrastructure contributions, given the Council's demonstrated 5.2-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D4Policy BE1Policy BE2Policy H6aPolicy H1Policy I2Policy I3Policy NE4Policy NE5Policy S1Policy S2Policy S3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57
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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