®Planning appeal decision
Sovereign Heights, First Avenue, And Land To Rear Of 37-47 Chequers Hill, AMERSHAM, Buckinghamshire, HP7 9BL
demolition of existing Sovereign Heights property and provision of 8 two-storey semi-detached (2 bedrooms) on land combined with rear of plots 37- 47 Chequers Hill
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Mineral working
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- effects on the Chiltern Beechwood Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
- effects on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to the outlook and privacy of the occupants of 37-47 Chequers Hill and 1 Stanley Hill
- effects on the character and appearance of the area (Appeal A only)
- effects of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of Moreton House and 25 West Acres, with particular regard to disturbance (Appeal A only)
What decided it
The inability to establish with the necessary level of certainty that the proposals would not adversely affect the integrity of the Chiltern Beechwood SAC due to incomplete mitigation measures and unidentified suitable alternative greenspace sites.
The benefits of housing delivery, including family homes in a built-up area with good accessibility and economic benefits, were outweighed by the substantial and potentially long-lasting conflict with the development plan and Framework arising from impacts on the internationally designated Chiltern Beechwood SAC.
Framework references: 11, 186
Plan policies cited: Policy CS24 of the Core Strategy for Chiltern District 2011, Policy GC3 of the Chiltern District Local Plan 1997 including alterations of 2001, Policy GC1 of the Chiltern District Local Plan 1997 including alterations of 2001, Policy H3 of the Chiltern District Local Plan 1997 including alterations of 2001, Policy CS20 of the Core Strategy for Chiltern District 2011
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.