®Planning appeal decision
Watermead Estate, Buckingham Road, Aylesbury, HP19 0GF
Planning appeal 3332228 at Watermead Estate, Buckingham Road, Aylesbury, HP19 0GF (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 10 May 2024 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
development of 21 no. two-bedroom flats with parking
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- HP19 0GF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would provide a satisfactory standard of accommodation for its future occupants, with particular regard to outdoor amenity space, the size of accommodation, noise and accessibility
- Whether the proposal would make appropriate provisions to address climate change
- Whether the proposed unit types are appropriate with regard to identified need
- Whether the proposal would make appropriate contributions towards affordable housing and infrastructure
What decided it
The cumulative conflict with multiple development plan policies regarding character and appearance, living conditions, climate change, housing mix, and infrastructure contributions could not be outweighed by the housing supply benefits.
The benefits of new housing on a brownfield site with good accessibility and the potential for active frontage were outweighed by the substantial and long-lasting harms to character and appearance, living conditions, climate change mitigation, housing mix, affordable housing provision and infrastructure contributions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE2Policy NE8Policy BE3Policy H6cPolicy C3Policy H6aPolicy H1Policy I2Policy I3Policy I1Policy T8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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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.