Planning appeal decision
334 Micklefield Road, High Wycombe, Bucks, hp137hx
Planning appeal 3336187 at 334 Micklefield Road, High Wycombe, Bucks, hp137hx (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was dismissed on 2 July 2024 by Inspector Staddon P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
‘retrospective application for construction of garage’
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Staddon P
- Postcode
- HP13 7HX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The combination of harmful impact on character and appearance and unresolved highway safety concerns, particularly the poor visibility for exiting vehicles and risk to pedestrians from door swing, justified dismissal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM35DM36DM33
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 114
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.
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