®Planning appeal decision
135 Station Road, Buckinghamshire, Quainton, HP22 4BX
Planning appeal 3317499 at 135 Station Road, Buckinghamshire, Quainton, HP22 4BX (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 13 November 2023 by Inspector Willis S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal, with particular regard to the local development strategy.
demolition of existing dwelling house, stables and barn and the erection of 12 new replacement dwellings and garages
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Willis S
- Postcode
- HP22 4BX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposal, with particular regard to the local development strategy
- The effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 133a and 135a Station Road, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- Whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for future occupiers of plots 6 and 7, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- Whether the proposed development makes appropriate provision for affordable housing
- Whether the proposed development makes appropriate provision for education and leisure facilities
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan as a whole, being located outside the settlement boundary in the countryside contrary to the spatial strategy, and would cause harm to biodiversity through impacts on protected species, with no material considerations outweighing these harms.
The moderate benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing provision, and economic benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to biodiversity and the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy requiring development to be located within the settlement boundary
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S2Policy S3Policy S5Policy S7Policy D3Policy QP1Policy NE1Policy QP9Policy BE2Policy BE4Policy NE4Policy QP3Policy BE3Policy H1Policy H6aPolicy QP4Policy I2Policy I3Policy I5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80
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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