Upper Dean Farm, Dean Road, Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, LU7 0EU

demolition of an existing barn, removal of caravan and replacement with 2No new build dwellings with associated parking and new internal driveway

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Bell-Williamson J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the surrounding area; and related to this, the effect on agricultural land

What decided it

The fallback position of the barn conversion for three dwellings, which would have materially more harmful effects on character and appearance than the appeal proposal, outweighed the conflict with the development plan.

The conflict with development plan policies BE2, NE4 and STK1 was outweighed by the significant weight given to the fallback position of the barn conversion, which would cause greater harm to character and appearance.

Framework references: 11, 55, 57

Plan policies cited: Policy BE2, Policy NE4, Policy NE7, Policy STK1

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