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Dismissed18 May 20233311897

5 The Villas, Stratford Road , Buckingham, MK18 1NY

Planning appeal 3311897 at 5 The Villas, Stratford Road , Buckingham, MK18 1NY (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 18 May 2023 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be acceptable with regards to flooding and flood risk.

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Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Guest H
Postcode
MK18 1NY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be acceptable with regards to flooding and flood risk

What decided it

The Flood Risk Assessment did not adequately demonstrate compliance with Policy I4 of the Local Plan and paragraph 159 of the Framework by failing to prove that the proposal would be safe for its lifetime without increasing flood risk elsewhere, particularly given the high risks of surface water and groundwater flooding at the site.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy I4 of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan (2021)Policy I4 of the Buckingham Neighbourhood Development Plan (2015)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 159Paragraph 168

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