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Dismissed6 June 20253355787

Old Beckings, Horsleys Green, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3UX

Planning appeal 3355787 at Old Beckings, Horsleys Green, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3UX (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was dismissed on 6 June 2025 by Inspector Dawe A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

demolition of existing garage and shed and construction of detached outbuilding including plant room, garden room/home office, machinery/log store and single garage

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Dawe A
Postcode
HP14 3UX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • Whether any harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm resulting from the proposal, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposed development's volume of 252.8 cubic metres substantially exceeds the policy threshold of 140 cubic metres and its height exceeds 4 metres, making it inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm that is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP8Policy DM43Policy DM30Policy DM32Policy DM35Policy DM36
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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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