®Planning appeal decision
Building at Huckenden Farm, Cadmore End Common Road, Wheeler End, Bucks, HP14 3ND
Planning appeal 3307231 at Building at Huckenden Farm, Cadmore End Common Road, Wheeler End, Bucks, HP14 3ND (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was dismissed on 24 November 2023 by Inspector Allen K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it, having regard to local and national policy.
alteration and conversion of existing building to form one - bedroom unit with parking and amenity space
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Allen K
- Postcode
- HP14 3ND
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it, having regard to local and national policy
- the effect of the proposal on protected species
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Cadmore End Common Conservation Area and the adjacent grade II listed buildings, Huckenden Farmhouse and Huckenden Farm Barn
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify development
What decided it
The absence of ecological surveys to establish the effect of the proposal on protected species, which the Inspector found to be an overriding consideration that could not be addressed by condition.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM45Policy CP11Policy DM30Policy DM31Policy DM35Policy DM34
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 150
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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