®Planning appeal decision
Land North Of Cherry Tree Lane, Lee Common, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9LB
Planning appeal 3347638 at Land North Of Cherry Tree Lane, Lee Common, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9LB (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 25 November 2024 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
‘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’
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Marigold O
- Postcode
- HP16 9LB
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB2Policy GB4Policy CS22Policy CS20Policy GC1Policy LSQ1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 225
- Judgments
- Julian Wood v SSCLG, Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.