®Planning appeal decision
Fenton Civil Engineering Ltd, Rowan Tree Farm Blackwell Hall Lane, Ley Hill, Chesham, HP5 1UN
Planning appeal 3325136 at Fenton Civil Engineering Ltd, Rowan Tree Farm Blackwell Hall Lane, Ley Hill, Chesham, HP5 1UN (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 12 March 2026 by Inspector Freer P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the notice is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
a material change of use of the Land to a mixed use comprising agriculture, civil engineering contractor’s depot, residential occupation of log cabin by persons not connected to agriculture and the stationing of storage containers. That is a use that does not fall within any Use Class in the UCO. It is a Sui Generis use. 35. I conclude that, on the balance of probability, the matters stated in the notice have occurred. Accordingly, the appeal on ground (b) fails. The appeal on ground (d) 36. The appeal on this ground is that, at the date on which the notice was issued, no enforcement action could be taken in respect of any breach of planning Appeal
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Freer P
- Postcode
- HP5 1UN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the breach of planning control alleged in the notice is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect, if any, on the character and appearance of the area, including whether the development conserves or enhances the Chilterns National Landscape
- If the breach of planning control alleged in the notice is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to preserve openness and significantly harms the character and scenic beauty of the Chilterns National Landscape, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to justify it.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB2Policy GC1Policy LSQ1Policy CS22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 187Paragraph 189
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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