®Planning appeal decision
60 Wendover Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2JF
Planning appeal 3356572 at 60 Wendover Street, High Wycombe, HP11 2JF (Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *) was dismissed on 12 March 2025 by Inspector Brooker M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal scheme on highway safety.
the erection of part single/part two storey rear extension & single storey front extension on connection with creation of four self-contained bedsit flats, creation of bin/cycle stores and new fencing
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Brooker M
- Postcode
- HP11 2JF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal scheme on highway safety
- Whether the appeal scheme would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers
What decided it
The inadequate internal space of proposed units 3 and 4, falling significantly below the national technical housing standard of 37m², resulting in inadequate living conditions for future occupiers contrary to Policy DM40.
The significant weight afforded to the lack of five-year housing land supply (1.96 years) was outweighed by the inadequate living conditions that would result from the substandard unit sizes.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM33Policy DM40
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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