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Allowed3 October 20243337981

Court Lane Industrial Estate, Court Lane, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 9HL

Planning appeal 3337981 at Court Lane Industrial Estate, Court Lane, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 9HL (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was allowed on 3 October 2024 by Inspector Hatfield T, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt, and on the purposes of including land within it.

outline planning application with all matters reserved for the demolition of the Court Lane Industrial Estate and the redevelopment of the site to comprise a data centre (Use Class B8 (Data Centre)) of up to 65,000sqm (GEA) (excluding generator yard). The data centre buildings will include ancillary offices, internal technical spaces and technical equipment. The development may also include car and cycle parking; external plant and equipment; hard and soft landscaping; security perimeter fencing; lighting; earthworks; waste and recycling; and for the laying out of the building, routes and open spaces”. Summary of Recommendation: That planning permission for the development be granted subject to conditions

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Hatfield T
Postcode
SL0 9HL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt, and on the purposes of including land within it
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • The effect of the development on the setting of the Grade II listed Iver Court Farmhouse
  • Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The very special circumstances (data centre need, HGV reduction, heritage and economic benefits) clearly outweighed the Green Belt and heritage harm, justifying approval despite development plan conflict.

The public benefits (need for data centres, HGV reduction, heritage benefits, reuse of previously developed land, investment/job creation, ecological and other benefits) outweighed the harm to the Green Belt, landscape/visual harm, and less than substantial harm to the listed building, such that very special circumstances existed and the appeal was allowed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP16Policy GB1Policy EP3Policy CP9Policy CP8Policy CP13Policy IV7Policy IV13Policy GB4Policy EP4Policy EP6Policy EP17Policy TR5Policy TR7Policy CP6Policy CP7Policy CP10Policy CP12Policy 1 (Buckinghamshire Minerals and Waste Local Plan)Policy IV6Policy IV8Policy IV9Policy IV14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 48Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 66Paragraph 135Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 205Paragraph 208
Judgments
Summers Poultry Products Ltd v SSCLG & Stratford-upon-Avon [2009] EWHC 533 (Admin)

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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