The Barns, Stoke Road, Stoke Hammond , Buckinghamshire, MK17 9BN

demolition of existing car port and erection of an ancillary residential annex with associated access, car parking, refuse storage & landscaping

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Allen K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the surrounding area
whether the proposed building would function as an annex to the host dwelling

What decided it

The imposition of a condition restricting the annex to ancillary use to the host dwelling, combined with the building's subordinate scale and design respecting the rural cluster character, satisfied both main issues and allowed the appeal.

Framework references: 130, 80, 174

Plan policies cited: Policy BE2, Policy NE4, Policy S1, Policy S3, Policy NE1

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