Land off Leckhamsptead Road, Akeley, Buckinghamshire, MK18 5HF

outline planning application for up to 4 no. dwellings, with some matters reserved

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Smith A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect upon the character and appearance of the area, having regard to relevant provisions of the development plan
The effect upon the settings and thereby the significance of the Grade II listed buildings known as 'Manor Farmhouse' and 'Willows Farmhouse'

What decided it

The considerable weight attached to the scheme's contribution to the housing land supply shortfall, combined with other cumulative benefits, outweighed the limited character/appearance harm and the less than substantial heritage harm to Manor Farmhouse.

the considerable cumulative benefits, principally the contribution to a housing land supply shortfall, outweighed the less than substantial harm to the setting of Manor Farmhouse and the limited harm to character and appearance, so that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits

Plan policies cited: Policy D4, Policy S2, Policy S3, Policy BE2, Policy NE4, Policy S1, Policy BE1, Policy H1, Policy NE1, Policy T6

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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