®Planning appeal decision
The Wyke, 16 Marsham Way, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8AD
Planning appeal 3313746 at The Wyke, 16 Marsham Way, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 8AD (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was dismissed on 20 October 2023 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development upon highway safety.
Change of use from former care home (Class C2) to nursery (Class E) with associated car and cycle parking, and landscaping works
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
- Postcode
- SL9 8AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon highway safety
- the living conditions of the occupiers of Nos 14, 18, 35 and 37 Marsham Way and Nos 5, 7 and 9 Fulmer Way with particular reference to noise and disturbance
- the character and appearance of the area including the Gerrards Cross Centenary Conservation Area
What decided it
The combination of prejudicial effects on highway safety, unmitigated noise and disturbance to neighbouring living conditions, and less than substantial but uncompensated harm to the character and significance of the Conservation Area meant the public benefits could not outweigh the identified harms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TR5Policy TR7Policy EP3Policy C1Local Transport Plan 4 Policy 17Highways Development Management Guidance Guidance 1Highways Development Management Guidance Guidance 5Highways Development Management Guidance Guidance 20Countywide Parking Guidance Policy 2015
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111Paragraph 130Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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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