280 Main Road, Walters Ash, HIGH WYCOMBE, HP14 4TH

demolition of existing commercial buildings on site and replacement with mixed use development consisting of A1 retail to ground floor and C3 residential flats to first floor plus associated landscaping, parking, and servicing for both uses

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Other minor developments
Inspector: Teasdale N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of existing occupiers of surrounding properties with particular regard to privacy and noise and disturbance
The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area, including the Chilterns National Landscape (formerly known as the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty)

What decided it

The proposed development would unacceptably compromise the privacy of neighbouring properties at Allen Drive through inadequate separation distances and elevated sightlines, and would generate unacceptable noise and disturbance through intensified use with late opening hours that could not be adequately controlled.

Framework references: 11, 12, 15

Plan policies cited: Policy DM35, Policy CP9, Policy DM30

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