Planning appeal decision
Bramley Cottage The Common, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, HP10 9NT
Planning appeal 3307963 at Bramley Cottage The Common, Flackwell Heath, High Wycombe, HP10 9NT (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was dismissed on 5 January 2023 by Inspector Sedgwick P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Flackwell Heath Conservation Area.
single storey rear extension
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Sedgwick P
- Postcode
- HP10 9NT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Flackwell Heath Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed extension would harm the appearance of the Conservation Area by projecting beyond the building line of neighbouring extensions and appearing incongruous and out of scale, with no public benefits advanced to justify this harm to a designated heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM31DM35DM36
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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