Land North Of Cherry Tree Lane, Lee Common, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9LB

‘permission in principle for between four and six two-storey residential units, including an affordable first home in garden land north of Cherry Tree Lane, Lee Common HP16 9LB’

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Marigold O

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether it would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Chilterns National Landscape within which the site sits
if the proposal is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the significant harm to openness and the National Landscape are not clearly outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision.

the benefits of housing delivery and affordable housing provision do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the significant harm to the openness of the Green Belt and the National Landscape

Framework references: 11, 143, 152, 153, 154, 225

Plan policies cited: Policy GB2, Policy GB4, Policy CS22, Policy CS20, Policy GC1, Policy LSQ1

Judgments cited: Julian Wood v SSCLG, Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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