®Planning appeal decision
36 Lowndes Avenue, CHESHAM, HP5 2HH
construction of new detached dwelling
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson D
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outweighed the benefits of housing supply contribution in circumstances where the development plan policies were out-of-date.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.
Framework references: 72, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy GC1, Policy GC3, Policy H3, Policy H12, Policy CS20
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.