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Notice varied and upheld1 June 20263356208

St Regis Park, Bassetsbury Lane, High Wycombe, HP11 1RB

Planning appeal 3356208 at St Regis Park, Bassetsbury Lane, High Wycombe, HP11 1RB (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 1 June 2026 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the hardstanding on biodiversity.

without planning permission, the laying of hardstanding

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hawkins S
Postcode
HP11 1RB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the hardstanding on biodiversity

What decided it

The hardstanding has significantly and harmfully eroded local biodiversity in conflict with the development plan, and there are no material considerations that indicate the decision should be made other than in accordance with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CP10Policy DM34Policy HW13Policy DM11Policy DM13Policy DM14
Judgments
Miller Mead v MHLG [1962] 2 WLR 225; Oates v SSCLG v Canterbury CC [2018] EWCA Civ 2229; Payne v NAW & Caerphilly BC [2007] JPL 117

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