®Planning appeal decision
Land South of Glory Hill Lane, Holtspur, Beaconsfield, HP9 1XF
change of use of land to sports pitches, with associated pavilion, storage, parking, boundary fencing and landscaping, along with a new vehicular access onto Wooburn Green Lane
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dade E
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, including the effects of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the provision of community facilities at Wilton Park, with particular regard to sport provision
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of adjacent dwellings
What decided it
The increase in quantity and quality of sport pitch provision, supported by Framework paragraph 103b) and Sport England's advice, was found to outweigh the conflict with Core Policy 14 arising from the reduced pitch provision at Wilton Park.
The increased quantity and quality of sport provision and associated community benefits outweighed the conflict with Core Policy 14 caused by the reduction of formal pitch provision at Wilton Park
Framework references: 142, 143, 152, 153, 154, 155, 135, 180, 191, 103, 225
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1 (South Bucks District Local Plan 1999), Policy EP3 (South Bucks District Local Plan 1999), Policy E4 (South Bucks District Local Plan 1999), Core Policy 9 (Core Strategy 2011), Core Policy 14 (Core Strategy 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.