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

Planning appeal 3311103 at The Barns, Stoke Road, Stoke Hammond , Buckinghamshire, MK17 9BN (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was allowed on 9 June 2023 by Inspector Allen K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the surrounding area.

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
Postcode: MK17 9BN

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy BE2Policy NE4Policy S1Policy S3Policy NE1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 130Paragraph 80Paragraph 174

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