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Notice upheld2 December 20253332280

Fairview Farm, Fenny Road, Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire, MK17 9BN

Planning appeal 3332280 at Fairview Farm, Fenny Road, Stoke Hammond, Buckinghamshire, MK17 9BN (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 2 December 2025 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area with particular reference to openness, landscape quality, settlement identity and erosion of the countryside arising from the scale and poorly designed layout.

the material change of use of the land to open storage (B8)

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Phillips A
Postcode
MK17 9BN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area with particular reference to openness, landscape quality, settlement identity and erosion of the countryside arising from the scale and poorly designed layout
  • protected habitats
  • potential mineral extraction
  • Grade 3 good to moderate arable land

What decided it

The development resulted in significant loss of best and most versatile agricultural land (Grade 3) with no evidence of alternative suitable sites or benefits outweighing the harm, contrary to Policy NE7 of the VALP.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy NE4Policy NE7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 15

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