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Allowed4 December 20233322305

Land West of Moreton Road and Castlemilk, Moreton Road, Buckingham, Buckinhamshire

Planning appeal 3322305 at Land West of Moreton Road and Castlemilk, Moreton Road, Buckingham, Buckinhamshire (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was allowed on 4 December 2023 by Inspector Baird G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the extent to which the proposed development is consistent with Government policies for achieving well designed places, as set out in the NPPF (Chapter 12).

the erection of 130 dwellings, associated access and parking, landscaping and amenity space and the change of use of land from agriculture to use as sports pitches/recreational open space and informal open space

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type
other · Called In Planning Application
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Baird G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the extent to which the proposed development is consistent with Government policies for achieving well designed places, as set out in the NPPF (Chapter 12)
  • the extent to which the proposed development is consistent with the guidance on design set out the National Design Guide (2021) and the National Model Design Code (2021)
  • the extent to which the proposed development is consistent with the development plan for the area
  • any other matters the Inspector considers relevant

What decided it

The absence of a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance, and the significant benefits of market housing, affordable housing and public open space outweighed the limited landscape and agricultural land harms.

The significant weight afforded to market housing, affordable housing and public open space provision, together with moderate weight for ecological and other benefits, outweighed the limited weight given to adverse landscape impact and loss of BMV agricultural land, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and permission was granted.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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Judgments
Bernard Wheatcroft v Secretary of State for the Environment: CA 1982; Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council for the London Borough of Hackney November 2017 [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin); Patrick Hardcastle v Buckinghamshire Council [2022] EWHC 2905 (Admin)

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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