®Planning appeal decision
2 Eastfield Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1PA
Planning appeal 3354000 at 2 Eastfield Road, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 1PA (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 16 June 2025 by Inspector Billings 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 surrounding area.
detached 3 bedroom dwelling with separate drop kerb access from public highway
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Billings C
- Postcode
- HP20 1PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
- the effect of the proposed development on the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
What decided it
The lack of mitigation mechanism to address likely significant effects on the integrity of the Chiltern Beechwoods SAC, combined with unacceptable harm to character and appearance, highway safety and biodiversity, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing benefits and triggered the exception in paragraph 11d(i) of the Framework.
The benefits of housing delivery and the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply were outweighed by the significant and demonstrable adverse impacts on character and appearance, highway safety, biodiversity and the integrity of the Chiltern Beechwoods SAC, with the SAC issue providing a strong reason for refusal under paragraph 11d(i).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE2 of the Vale of Aylesbury Local PlanPolicy BE4 of the Vale of Aylesbury Local PlanPolicy NE1 of the Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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