®Planning appeal decision
Hilltop, Hammersley Lane, Penn, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP10 8HG
Planning appeal 3330688 at Hilltop, Hammersley Lane, Penn, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP10 8HG (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was dismissed on 16 August 2024 by Inspector Naylor R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies and the effect on openness.
an application for permission in principle for residential development of two residential units on land within the Green Belt, construction of footpath from Hammersley Lane into land allocated under Policy HW6 of the Wycombe Local Plan and management arrangements for green infrastructure on land allocated under Policy HW6 of the Wycombe Local Plan
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Naylor R
- Postcode
- HP10 8HF
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 and the effect on openness
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal fails to meet the Green Belt exceptions and would cause substantial harm to openness that is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, meaning very special circumstances do not exist to justify the inappropriate development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP1CP8DM42HW6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 153Paragraph 154
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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