Planning appeal decision
Fulmer Wood, Farm Fulmer Common Road, Fulmer, Slough, SL3 6AA
Planning appeal 3356211 at Fulmer Wood, Farm Fulmer Common Road, Fulmer, Slough, SL3 6AA (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was dismissed on 9 July 2025 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect on openness.
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- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Townend K
- Postcode
- SL3 6AA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including the effect on openness
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on biodiversity
- whether, if the development is inappropriate, any harm by reasons of inappropriateness, and other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would cause substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt through its spatial and visual impact, constituting inappropriate development for which no very special circumstances exist to justify approval.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1Policy EP3Core Policy 8Core Policy 9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 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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