Planning appeal decision
Land at Cherry Trees, Broombarn Lane, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9JD
Planning appeal 3356283 at Land at Cherry Trees, Broombarn Lane, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 9JD (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 18 February 2026 by Inspector Robinson N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the breach of planning control on the character and appearance of the area.
without planning permission, the erection of a front boundary treatment and gates
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Robinson N
- Postcode
- HP16 9JD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the breach of planning control on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The solid timber gates, by their height and materiality, appear as an obvious, jarring, urban feature that detracts from the character and appearance of the area and fails to conserve and enhance the natural beauty of the Chilterns National Landscape.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GC1Policy LSQ1Policy CS20Policy CS22Residential Extension and Householder Development Supplementary Planning Document (2013)
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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