Planning appeal decision
7 Abbotswood, Speen, Princes Risborough, HP27 0SR
Planning appeal 3305612 at 7 Abbotswood, Speen, Princes Risborough, HP27 0SR (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was allowed on 27 February 2023 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition is necessary and reasonable to protect the character of the area, including the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
a driveway egress without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 21/06038/FUL, dated 18 June 2021
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- HP27 0SR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed condition is necessary and reasonable to protect the character of the area, including the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
What decided it
The varied and neutral character of existing driveways within the estate, combined with the previous Inspector's findings, demonstrates that the disputed condition is not necessary to protect the character of the area.
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