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Dismissed5 October 20233314726

Brookdale, Bells Hill, Stoke Poges , Buckinghamshire, SL2 4ED

Planning appeal 3314726 at Brookdale, Bells Hill, Stoke Poges , Buckinghamshire, SL2 4ED (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was dismissed on 5 October 2023 by Inspector Robinson N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on highway safety.

redevelopment of part of site to provide 2 semi-detached dwellings with associated parking and landscaping (partial amendment to planning permission PL/19/1470/FA)

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Robinson N
Postcode
SL2 4ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • whether there would be an overbearing effect on the occupiers of 31 Penn Meadow
  • the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Burnham Beeches Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

What decided it

The unacceptable impact on highway safety from inadequate access and parking arrangements, which would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing provision when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

The substantial harm to highway safety significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing supply and economic contributions, even under the tilted balance triggered by the lack of five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy TR5 of the South Bucks District Local Plan (1999)Policy EP3 of the South Bucks District Local Plan (1999)Policy H9 of the South Bucks District Local Plan (1999)Policy CP8 of the South Bucks Core Strategy (2011)Core Policy 9 of the South Bucks Core Strategy (2011)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 15

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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