®Planning appeal decision
Land off Oxford Road, Dinton, Buckinghamshire, HP17 8UU
Planning appeal 3356545 at Land off Oxford Road, Dinton, Buckinghamshire, HP17 8UU (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was allowed on 6 March 2025 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for the proposal with regard to the Council's spatial strategy for the area.
two detached dwellings with access, parking/garaging, amenity space and landscaping
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Guest H
- Postcode
- HP17 8UU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be an appropriate location for the proposal with regard to the Council's spatial strategy for the area
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites, combined with the site's sustainable location and accessibility, meant that the limited harm from conflict with the spatial strategy was outweighed by the housing delivery benefits under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
The limited harm arising from the proposal being at odds with the Council's spatial strategy did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of delivering two dwellings in an accessible location to address a notable shortfall in housing supply, with modest social, economic and environmental benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S2Policy D5Policy BE2Vale of Aylesbury Local Plan Design Supplementary Planning Document (2023)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 84
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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