Land at Hillview Paddocks, Carters Lane, North Marston, Buckinghamshire, MK18 3GY

Planning appeal 3323146 at Land at Hillview Paddocks, Carters Lane, North Marston, Buckinghamshire, MK18 3GY (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was allowed on 12 March 2025 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the site is a suitable location for residential development.

‘Without planning permission, the material change of use of a building to a single residential dwelling’

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Hitchcock R
Postcode: MK18 3GY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the site is a suitable location for residential development
The effect on highway safety and parking provision

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a 5-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the modest contribution to housing supply outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance when assessed against Framework policies taken as a whole.

The moderate harm to character and appearance of the building and its setting, limited by scale and visibility, was outweighed by the considerable benefit of housing delivery in the context of the shortfall in housing land supply; the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S3Policy C1Policy T1Policy T5Policy T6Policy T8
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 84

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