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Bourbon Court, Nightingales Corner, Little Chalfont, HP7 9QS
Planning appeal 3338826 at Bourbon Court, Nightingales Corner, Little Chalfont, HP7 9QS (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 10 December 2024 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of existing occupiers of the adjoining dwellings, Westside and 11 The Hawthorns (No 11) with particular regard to outlook and privacy.
demolition of existing office block and redevelopment of site with the erection of a four storey building comprising seven apartments and a two storey building comprising two apartments. Associated parking, bike storage and amenity space
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
- Postcode
- HP7 9QS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of existing occupiers of the adjoining dwellings, Westside and 11 The Hawthorns (No 11) with particular regard to outlook and privacy
- The effect of the proposed development on parking in the area
- Whether satisfactory provision for refuse collections can be provided
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the living conditions of occupiers of Westside through loss of outlook and privacy, combined with the significant parking shortfall and inability to provide satisfactory refuse collection arrangements, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of the development even under the tilted balance test.
The adverse impacts in respect of the main issues (harm to living conditions of Westside, parking impacts, and refuse collection problems) to which significant weight was attributed significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of brownfield redevelopment, energy efficiency improvements, and provision of nine dwellings, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GC1Policy GC3Policy CS20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12
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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