®Planning appeal decision
36 Lowndes Avenue, Chesham, HP5 2HH
Planning appeal 3341519 at 36 Lowndes Avenue, Chesham, HP5 2HH (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 7 January 2025 by Inspector Wilson D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
construction of new detached dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson D
- Postcode
- HP5 2HH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to outlook, privacy and private outdoor amenity space
- whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to privacy and the provision of private outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The significant and demonstrable harms to character and appearance, neighbouring living conditions, and future occupier amenity outweighed the benefits of housing supply contribution in circumstances where the development plan policies were out-of-date.
The benefits of housing delivery (significant weight) were outweighed by the significant and demonstrable harms to character and appearance, neighbouring living conditions, and future occupier amenity, such that the proposal did not constitute sustainable development under the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GC1Policy GC3Policy H3Policy H12Policy CS20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 72Paragraph 11
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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