®Planning appeal decision
S T S Type Pros, 4 Grimsdells Corner, Sycamore Road, AMERSHAM, HP6 5EL
demolition and redevelopment of garage site to erect a three-storey residential block comprising five apartments and the change of use of ground floor of existing building to two residential apartments
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Robinson N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety and the free movement of traffic with particular regard to on-site car and cycle parking provision
What decided it
The inability to conclude that adverse effects on the integrity of the Chiltern Beechwoods SAC could be avoided or mitigated in the absence of a SANG scheme provided a clear reason for refusing the development under paragraph 180 of the Framework.
The benefits of housing delivery on previously developed land in a sustainable location with good public transport access were outweighed by the inability to demonstrate that the proposal would not have adverse effects on the integrity of the Chiltern Beechwoods SAC, an area of particular importance.
Framework references: 107, 180, 11
Plan policies cited: CS Policy CS24, CS Policy CS4, CS Policy CS26, CS Policy CD25, Chiltern District Local Plan (1997) Policy TR12
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.