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Dismissed1 April 20253352493

Highbank, Love Lane, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 9QT

Planning appeal 3352493 at Highbank, Love Lane, Iver, Buckinghamshire, SL0 9QT (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was dismissed on 1 April 2025 by Inspector Butcher C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

demolish the existing garage. Construction of two storey extensions and alterations to create a new attached dwelling with associated amenity space, parking, cycle and refuse storage together with a two storey rear extension to the existing dwelling

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Butcher C
Postcode
SL0 9QT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of The Pippins, with particular regard to outlook and light
  • the effect of the proposed development on protected species
  • the effect of the proposed parking arrangements on highway safety in Love Lane
  • whether the proposed development would be acceptable with regards to energy efficiency

What decided it

The cumulative material harm to character and appearance, living conditions, highway safety, protected species certainty, and energy efficiency, when assessed against the Framework as a whole, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing a single new dwelling.

The benefits of providing one new home and supporting local facilities were afforded limited weight and were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the very significant and enduring harm to character and appearance, living conditions, parking and highway safety, protected species, and energy efficiency.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EP3Policy H9Policy IV3Policy H11Policy EP5Policy CP8Policy CP9Policy TR7Policy IV14
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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