Planning appeal decision
Land South of Huntswood Lane, Taplow, SL6 0GA
Planning appeal 3311441 at Land South of Huntswood Lane, Taplow, SL6 0GA (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was allowed on 16 August 2023 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.
the ‘erection of detached dwellinghouse following demolition of existing equestrian building
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
- Postcode
- SL6 0GA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on Burnham Beeches SAC
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by way of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposed redevelopment of previously developed land would not have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing equestrian building, satisfying paragraph 149(g) of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GB1EP3H9CP8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 219Paragraph 149
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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