®Planning appeal decision
Maple Cottage, Billett Lane, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL3 6DJ
Planning appeal 3349251 at Maple Cottage, Billett Lane, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL3 6DJ (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 4 September 2026 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the hardstanding is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt, having regard to the development plan and the NPPF.
- Appeal type
- major · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the hardstanding is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt, having regard to the development plan and the NPPF
- whether the residential caravan site and vehicle repairs use are in a sustainable transport location
- whether the south visibility splay at the vehicular access onto Billet Lane is satisfactory
- the effect of the residential caravan site, vehicle repairs use and hardstanding on the character and appearance of the area, including the Shreding Green to Langley Local Gap
- whether other considerations clearly outweigh any harm to the Green Belt and any other harm, so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The totality of harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with unsustainable transport location, highway safety concerns, and significant adverse impact on character and appearance including the Local Gap, is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt and the significant weight given to harm arising from unsustainable transport location, unsatisfactory visibility splay and unacceptable change to character and appearance, including the Local Gap, clearly outweigh the moderate weight of housing contribution and the little weight of economic benefits, so very special circumstances do not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Policy EP3Policy TR5Policy TR10Policy IV1Core Strategy Policy 7Core Strategy Policy 10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy S3Policy S5Policy GB2Policy GB6Policy GB7
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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