Woodlands Park Landfill Site, South of Slough Road, Iver, Buckinghamshire , UB8 2FX

Planning appeal 3307420 at Woodlands Park Landfill Site, South of Slough Road, Iver, Buckinghamshire , UB8 2FX (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was dismissed on 31 May 2023 by Inspector Sturgess M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would harm the character and appearance of the area.

Outline planning application with all matters reserved except for principal points of access for the redevelopment of the former landfill site to comprise a data centre development (B8 (data centre)) of up to 163,000sqm (GEA) delivered across 3 buildings, including site wide landscaping, Parkland, ancillary offices, plant and generators, and associated infrastructure

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1Policy GB4Policy EP3Policy CP8Policy CP9Policy CP10Policy CP6Policy CP12Policy CP13Policy IV1Policy IV7Policy IV13
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 130Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 174Paragraph 180

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