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Land Between Madeira And Highfield, Windmill Lane, Widmer End, Buckinghamshire, HP15 6AU
Planning appeal 3341869 at Land Between Madeira And Highfield, Windmill Lane, Widmer End, Buckinghamshire, HP15 6AU (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was allowed on 18 March 2025 by Inspector Cahalane R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is grey belt land with particular reference to: (a) whether its location within the Chiltern National Landscape (NL) provides a strong reason for refusing or restricting the proposed development; and (b) purposes (a), (b), and (d) in paragraph 143 of the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework).
Erection of a self-build detached dwelling with associated car parking and landscaping
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
- Postcode
- HP15 6AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is grey belt land with particular reference to: (a) whether its location within the Chiltern National Landscape (NL) provides a strong reason for refusing or restricting the proposed development; and (b) purposes (a), (b), and (d) in paragraph 143 of the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework)
- if the appeal site is grey belt land, whether the proposal is inappropriate development for the purposes of the Framework and the development plan
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing land supply in the Buckinghamshire West planning area establishes demonstrable unmet need for housing, which combined with the site's classification as grey belt land and sustainable location, means the proposal is not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP9Policy DM30Policy DM32Policy DM35Policy CP3Policy DM3Policy DM42Policy DM41Policy DM34Policy DM39Policy DM40
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 189Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 57
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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