Church Street, Quainton, HP22 4AP

removal of existing development and the construction of a self/custom build single storey dwelling

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Marshall E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal is acceptable in principle with regard to the location and spatial strategy
The impact of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the locality

What decided it

The combination of the site being previously developed, in close proximity to the settlement boundary, capable of being accessed by sustainable transport modes, and the proposal representing a visual improvement over the existing equestrian use, together with the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, meant the benefits of allowing the appeal outweighed any adverse impacts.

The benefits of housing delivery (including self-build provision), reuse of previously developed land, visual improvement of the site, and sustainable location outweighed the limited harm from a single dwelling outside the settlement boundary, in the context of the tilted balance arising from the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

Framework references: 11, 14, 67, 68, 70, 76, 80, 84, 109

Plan policies cited: NP Policy QP1, NP Policy QP3, VALP Policy S1, VALP Policy S2, VALP Policy S3, VALP Policy D3, VALP Policy BE2, VALP Policy NE4

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