®Planning appeal decision
Woodlands Park Landfill Site, South of Slough Road, Iver, Buckinghamshire , UB8 2FX
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Sturgess M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would harm the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would unacceptably harm the nature conservation value of the site, including its value as a wildlife corridor and its effects on protected species
- whether the proposal would harm the openness of the Green Belt, and whether it harms any of the purposes Green Belt is meant to serve
- whether there are any other considerations which clearly outweigh any harm to the Green Belt, by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm, sufficient to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt (inappropriateness, loss of openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes) together with substantial harm to character and appearance was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations, so very special circumstances did not exist.
the substantial and significant weight given to the need for data centre capacity, economic investment, jobs and other benefits did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt and to the character and appearance of the area, so the appeal was dismissed
Framework references: 11, 56, 57, 130, 138, 147, 148, 149, 150, 174, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1, Policy GB4, Policy EP3, Policy CP8, Policy CP9, Policy CP10, Policy CP6, Policy CP12, Policy CP13, Policy IV1, Policy IV7, Policy IV13
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.