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Dismissed24 June 20253354530

Ivy Farm, Lower Icknield Way, Longwick, Buckinghamshire, HP27 9RZ

Planning appeal 3354530 at Ivy Farm, Lower Icknield Way, Longwick, Buckinghamshire, HP27 9RZ (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was dismissed on 24 June 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy.

Construction of 3 x 3-bed detached chalet bungalows, and creation of associated access from Lower Icknield Way

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
HP27 9RZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposal would make acceptable provision for sustainable transport

What decided it

The proposal's location within a strategic buffer designed to prevent coalescence between settlements, combined with localised harm to character and appearance, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the moderate benefit of three self-build homes despite the Council's housing land supply shortfall.

The moderate benefit of three self-build homes assisting housing need was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to the spatial strategy, the strategic buffer's role and function, and localised harm to character and appearance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PR4Policy PR5Policy RUR5Policy DM32Policy CP9Policy DM35Policy DM21Policy CP3Policy DM33Policy A3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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