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Dismissed13 October 20233307290

2 The Stables Downley Common, Downley, HP13 5YN

Planning appeal 3307290 at 2 The Stables Downley Common, Downley, HP13 5YN (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was dismissed on 13 October 2023 by Inspector Gunn J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

described on the application form as ‘single storey side extension

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Gunn J
Postcode
HP13 5YN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
  • whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Downley Common Conservation Area
  • if the proposed development is inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The proposal represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt due to harm to openness, and fails to preserve or enhance the Conservation Area, with no very special circumstances or material considerations to outweigh these harms.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CP8DM43DM30DM32DM31DM35DM36
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 148Paragraph 176Paragraph 197

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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