®Planning appeal decision
Boudicca's Rest, Site opposite Flora Avenue, Stablebridge Road, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, HP22 5FR
affordable homes as follows: 3 x 2 bedroom and 2 x 3 bedroom
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Dade E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the local development strategy
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on flood risk
- the effect of the proposal on biodiversity
- if harm arises, whether this is outweighed by other considerations
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the proposal on the locational strategy, character and appearance, flood risk, and biodiversity significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of five dwellings when assessed against the Framework policies taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
The modest benefits of providing five dwellings to address a 4.5-year housing land supply shortfall were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts on locational strategy, character and appearance, flood risk, and biodiversity when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 103, 167, 174, 179, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy H1, Policy H2, Policy D3, Policy HQD1, Policy BE2, Policy NE4, Policy EN3, Policy I4, Policy EN4, Policy NE1, Policy EN1, Policy EN2
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.