®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Radclive Road, Gawcott, Buckinghamshire, MK18 4JB
Planning appeal 3353530 at Land Adjacent to Radclive Road, Gawcott, Buckinghamshire, MK18 4JB (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was allowed on 19 May 2025 by Inspector Bowden N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development needs to, or has, demonstrated that a net gain in biodiversity would be achieved.
for the use of land for the stationing of caravans for residential purposes and hardstanding and dayrooms ancillary to that use
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bowden N
- Postcode
- MK18 4JB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development needs to, or has, demonstrated that a net gain in biodiversity would be achieved
What decided it
The application was submitted in October 2023 and therefore the proposed development is exempt from statutory biodiversity net gain provisions, though conditions ensure compliance with local plan policy NE1 requiring biodiversity enhancements.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D11Policy NE1Policy C
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 13
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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