®Planning appeal decision
Land at Wilton Park, Gorell Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 2RJ
the demolition of existing buildings to allow for the construction of 95 assisted living units (Use Class C2) and a 75 bed care home (also use class C2) along with associated communal facilities, vehicular and pedestrian access, internal roads, landscaping, drainage and other associated works
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Bore J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the scheme on the Green Belt and whether it would accord with Green Belt policy.
- The design, scale and layout of the scheme and its effect on the character and appearance of the locality and the landscape.
- Whether the prospective occupiers would have acceptable living conditions, having regard to privacy, outlook and sunlight.
What decided it
The exceptionally severe housing land supply shortfall and the finding that the scheme was not inappropriate development in the Green Belt meant the tilted balance strongly favoured granting permission.
The modest harm to Green Belt openness and landscape character, minor overlooking and limited loss of sunlight to some units were found to fall far short of outweighing the substantial benefits of specialist housing delivery, market release of under-occupied homes, and compliance with the Golden Rules, so permission was granted.
Framework references: 11, 154, 155, 156, 157, 159
Plan policies cited: Core Policy 14, Policy GB1, Core Policy 3, Core Policy 5, Core Policy 8, Core Policy 9, S6, EP3, EP4, EP5, H9
Judgments cited: Hillside Parks Ltd v Snowdonia National Park Authority
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.