®Planning appeal decision
The Robin Hood, Bufflers Holt, Buckingham, MK18 5DN
Planning appeal 3358067 at The Robin Hood, Bufflers Holt, Buckingham, MK18 5DN (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 29 May 2025 by Inspector O'Neill A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site would be in a suitable location, having regard to the Council's strategy for the location of housing.
3 x four bedroom detached properties
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Neill A
- Postcode
- MK18 5DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site would be in a suitable location, having regard to the Council's strategy for the location of housing
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal's location in unsustainable countryside outside the settlement hierarchy, combined with significant harm to character and appearance, outweighs the limited housing supply benefits even under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts on the Council's development strategy and increased travel by private vehicle significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited housing benefits of three dwellings, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S2Policy S3Policy S7Policy D5Policy NE4Policy BE2Policy BE4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 125Paragraph 129Paragraph 225
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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