®Planning appeal decision
The Robin Hood, Bufflers Holt, BUCKINGHAM, MK18 5DN
3 x four bedroom detached properties
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Neill A
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.
Framework references: 11, 125, 129, 225
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S2, Policy S3, Policy S7, Policy D5, Policy NE4, Policy BE2, Policy BE4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.