2 The Stables, Downley Common, Downley, Bucks, HP13 5YN

Planning appeal 3349792 at 2 The Stables, Downley Common, Downley, Bucks, HP13 5YN (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was dismissed on 2 April 2025 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and the relevant development plan policies.

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Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Shearing C
Postcode: HP13 5YN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and the relevant development plan policies
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 Downley Common Conservation Area and the Chilterns National Landscape
Whether any 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 proposed development

What decided it

The proposal constitutes disproportionate and inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would reduce its openness, and no very special circumstances exist to justify approval.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM43Policy DM30Policy DM31Policy DM32Policy DM35Policy DM36
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 142Paragraph 154

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