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Land to the Rear of St. Marys Road, Denham Green, Bucks, UB9 5JU
Planning appeal 3317530 at Land to the Rear of St. Marys Road, Denham Green, Bucks, UB9 5JU (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was dismissed on 24 January 2024 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposed developments are compliant with policies in respect of flood risk.
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
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
- Postcode
- UB9 6JU
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- 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 PlanPolicy H9 of the South Bucks Local PlanPolicy EP5 of the South Bucks Local PlanPolicy 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 PlanPolicy 17 of the Buckinghamshire Local Transport Plan (2016)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 115Paragraph 131Paragraph 135Paragraph 165Paragraph 167Paragraph 168Paragraph 169
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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