®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To, Bluebells, Stony Lane, Little Kingshill, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0DS
Planning appeal 3307200 at Land Adjacent To, Bluebells, Stony Lane, Little Kingshill, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0DS (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was allowed on 24 July 2023 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the policies of the Chiltern District Local Plan 1997 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
erection of detached dwelling adjacent and vehicular access
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edwards J
- Postcode
- HP16 0DS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the policies of the Chiltern District Local Plan 1997 and the National Planning Policy Framework
- whether the proposed pathway would provide an attractive pedestrian access
What decided it
The Council's failure to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply, triggering the presumption in favour of sustainable development under Framework paragraph 11(d)(ii), meant the housing benefits outweighed the identified harm from the unattractive pedestrian route.
The moderate weight given to housing supply benefits outweighed the modest weight of the adverse impacts from the unattractive pedestrian route, such that the identified harm would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, justifying permission under the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP policy GB2LP policy GB4LP policy GB5CS policy CS20CS policy CS24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 92Paragraph 130Paragraph 11Paragraph 8
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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