Land Between Madeira And Highfield, Windmill Lane, Widmer End, Buckinghamshire, HP15 6AU

Erection of a self-build detached dwelling with associated car parking and landscaping

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Cahalane R

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.

Framework references: 11, 143, 155, 156, 157, 189, 110, 115, 57

Plan policies cited: Policy CP9, Policy DM30, Policy DM32, Policy DM35, Policy CP3, Policy DM3, Policy DM42, Policy DM41, Policy DM34, Policy DM39, Policy DM40

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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