Planning appeal decision
The Homestead, Bottom Lane, Seer Green, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2RH
Planning appeal 3332240 at The Homestead, Bottom Lane, Seer Green, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2RH (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was allowed on 10 June 2024 by Inspector Shearing C, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
a replacement dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
- Postcode
- HP9 2RH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The proposed replacement dwelling, when assessed against the permitted development potential of the existing building, does not materially exceed the size that could lawfully be constructed and therefore complies with Policy GB7 and is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB2Policy GB7Policy DM7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 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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