Planning appeal decision
Nash Park , Great Horwood , Buckinghamshire, MK17 0FD
Planning appeal 3341663 at Nash Park , Great Horwood , Buckinghamshire, MK17 0FD (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 15 October 2024 by Inspector Owen A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issues are the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, the nearest settled community, flooding and biodiversity.
change of use of land to 6 Gypsy/Traveller pitches with associated works including, 6 no. mobile homes, 6 no. touring caravans,6 no. day rooms, and 6 no. cesspits incorporating detailed landscape scheme
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
- Inspector
- Owen A
- Postcode
- MK17 0FD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issues are the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, the nearest settled community, flooding and biodiversity.
What decided it
The cumulative and considerable harms to character and appearance, unresolved flood risk, and unquantified biodiversity impact outweighed the significant weight given to unmet traveller need and the appellant's personal circumstances.
the considerable harms to character and appearance, flood risk and biodiversity outweighed the significant weight attributed to unmet traveller need, lack of alternative sites and the appellant's personal circumstances, such that the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D11Policy NE4Policy S3Policy 1 of the Great Horwood Neighbourhood PlanPolicy I4Policy NE1Policy NE2Policy S1
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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