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Paddock Bungalow, Huntswood Lane, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, SL6 0JE
Planning appeal 3350611 at Paddock Bungalow, Huntswood Lane, Taplow, Buckinghamshire, SL6 0JE (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 9 May 2025 by Inspector Major R, 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 any relevant development plan policies and the effect on the openness of the Green Belt.
erection of one detached dwellinghouse, following the demolition of one existing barn, and two associated structures
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Major R
- Postcode
- SL6 0JE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies and the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether or not the development can achieve biodiversity net gain
- the effect of the development on protected species and / or their habitats, with particular regard to reptiles
- 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 necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to meet the exceptions in paragraphs 154 and 155 of the Framework, and the harm to the Green Belt is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, particularly the lack of a sustainable location.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and limited harm to openness, attracting substantial weight, was not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight given to housing provision, limited weight to economic benefits, and conditional biodiversity gains.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1 of the South Bucks District Local PlanCore Policy 9 of the South Bucks District Council Core Strategy Development Plan Document
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 124Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 232
- Judgments
- Euro Garages Ltd v SSCLG & Anor [2018] EWHC 1753 (Admin)
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.