Planning appeal decision
Leighton Road, Three Locks, Soulbury, Bucks, LU7 0DT
Planning appeal 3306027 at Leighton Road, Three Locks, Soulbury, Bucks, LU7 0DT (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 16 August 2024 by Inspector Perrins R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The need for the Barn and its effect upon the character and appearance of the countryside location.
Erection of an outbuilding (barn) for agricultural and equestrian purposes; material change of use of land from agriculture to siting of mobile home for residential use
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Perrins R
- Postcode
- LU7 0DT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The need for the Barn and its effect upon the character and appearance of the countryside location
What decided it
The barn does not harm the character and appearance of the countryside location and accords with planning policies E9, C2, BE2 and NE4 of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan, with its visual impact minimised by its comparable scale to previously permitted development and integration with existing site features.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E9Policy C2Policy BE2Policy NE4
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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