®Planning appeal decision
Mellow Cottage Stag Lane, Great Kingshill, High Wycombe, HP15 6EW
Planning appeal 3324067 at Mellow Cottage Stag Lane, Great Kingshill, High Wycombe, HP15 6EW (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 10 April 2024 by Inspector Hall R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
demolition of existing dwelling and outbuilding and erection of two residential bungalows
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hall R
- Postcode
- HP15 6EW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, having regard to its location within the Chilterns National Landscape
- whether or not it has been demonstrated that the proposal would be acceptable with respect to its impact on biodiversity, with particular regard to Great Crested Newts (GCN)
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal's status as inappropriate development in the Green Belt, which alone provides a clear reason for refusal under Framework paragraph 11.d.i., means the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply and the harm to the Green Belt is not outweighed by the housing benefits.
The significant weight afforded to the delivery of two houses in the context of a 2.9-year housing land supply was outweighed by the substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt and its openness, combined with harm to the character and appearance of the National Landscape and unresolved biodiversity concerns.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB2Policy GB4Policy LSQ1Policy CS22Policy CS24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 182Paragraph 180Paragraph 11
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.