®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of St. Marys Road, Denham Green, Bucks, UB9 5JU
Demolition of existing dilapidated garage and construction of 8 Flats. Appeal B: Ref: APP/N0410/W/23/3317530 Land to the rear of St Mary’s Road, Denham UB9 6JU
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposed developments are compliant with policies in respect of flood risk
- the effect of the proposed developments upon highway safety
- the effect of the proposed developments upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed developments upon the living conditions of the occupiers of Nos 25, 27, 29 and 31 Green Tiles Lane and Nos 6, 8 and 10 Penn Drive with particular reference to outlook and privacy
What decided it
The failure to satisfy the sequential test for flood risk, combined with significant harm to character and appearance and highway safety, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery in an area with only 1.3 years of housing land supply.
the substantial weight attributed to breach of national flood risk policy and the significant weight given to harm to character and appearance and highway safety substantially outweighed the significant weight given to housing delivery benefits and policy compliance on other matters
Framework references: 11, 115, 131, 135, 165, 167, 168, 169
Plan policies cited: Policy CP7 of the South Bucks Core Strategy (2011), Policy TR5 of the South Bucks Local Plan (adopted 1999, consolidated 2007 and 2011), Policy CP13 of the South Bucks Core Strategy (2011), Policy EP3 of the South Bucks Local Plan, Policy H9 of the South Bucks Local Plan, Policy EP5 of the South Bucks Local Plan, Policy CP8 of the South Bucks Core Strategy (2011), Policy CP3 of the South Bucks Core Strategy (2011), Policy DEN1 of the Denham Parish Neighbourhood Plan (2022), Policy EP4 of the South Bucks Local Plan, Policy 17 of the Buckinghamshire Local Transport Plan (2016)
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.