Boveney Court Farm, Boveney Road, Dorney, Windsor, SL4 6QG

Planning appeal 3335905 at Boveney Court Farm, Boveney Road, Dorney, Windsor, SL4 6QG (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was dismissed on 30 August 2024 by Inspector Philpott M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

demolition of open sided barn, conversion, alteration and change of use of existing buildings from Use Class B8 to Use Class C3 to provide 7 residential units and construction of 5 new residential units, to provide a total of 12 residential units (2x2 bedroom; 6x3 bedroom; and 4x4 bedr oom) including hard and soft landscaping, attenuation pond, bin and cycle stores, car parking, infrastructure and associated works

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Philpott M
Postcode: SL4 6QG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect of the proposal on protected and important species and habitats, with particular regard to bats
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Boveney Conservation Area
whether or not the proposal would make a satisfactory contribution towards affordable housing

What decided it

The likely harmful impact on bats, which could not be adequately assessed due to outdated survey data and failure to demonstrate that the derogation tests for a Habitats Regulations licence would be passed, was determinative and significantly and demonstrably outweighed the considerable benefits of the scheme.

The considerable benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing contribution, heritage enhancement and biodiversity net gain were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the likely harm to bats, which was determinative; the benefits did not amount to imperative reasons of overriding public interest for the purposes of the Habitats Regulations derogation test.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: LP Policy GB1Core Policy 3Core Policy 8Core Policy 9Core Policy 10LP Policy EP3LP Policy C1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 83Paragraph 152Paragraph 154Paragraph 186Paragraph 212

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