Planning appeal decision
Former Electron Works, Willow Avenue, New Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 4BG
Planning appeal 3325579 at Former Electron Works, Willow Avenue, New Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 4BG (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was allowed on 24 January 2024 by Inspector Clarke B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
New three-storey block of student accommodation comprising 38 studios incorporating communal area, laundry, plant room and refuse store
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Clarke B
- Postcode
- UB9 4BG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the development upon the occupiers of Apex House, with reference to outlook
What decided it
The existence of an extant, implementable office permission on the site (a fallback position) demonstrated that the appeal scheme would not worsen the outlook of neighbouring occupiers compared to what could lawfully be built anyway.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EP3Policy H9Policy CP8
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024
- Dismissed7 July 2026336916638 Tockley Road, Burnham, Buckinghamshire, SL1 7DH
- Allowed29 May 20263376692Boveney Court Farm Boveney Road, Dorney, Windsor, Buckinghamshire , SL4 6QG
- Planning permission granted5 May 20263335784Land at 21 Southlands Road,, Area 1, Denham, Buckinghamshire, UB9 4HD
- Allowed9 March 20263374500Ruskin House , Mead Close, Denhnam , Buckinghamshire, UB9 5AZ
- Dismissed20 February 20263366426Bangors, Bangors Park, Bangors Road South, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 0AZ
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.
®