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Unknown2 March 20263362050

Land at National Society for Epilepsy, Chesham Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4AD

Planning appeal 3362050 at Land at National Society for Epilepsy, Chesham Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4AD (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was decided (unknown) on 2 March 2026 by Inspector Coffey L, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Character and appearance, including the setting of the Chiltern National Landscape (NL).

Outline planning application for the development of up to 975 homes including affordable housing (Use Class C3), up to 75 care accommodation beds (Use Class C2), new primary school provision, local retail and employment provision (Use Class E), reprovision of sport pitches, landscaping, car parking provision and associated works. Summary of Recommendation: The appeal be approved and planning permission granted ____________________________________________________________ 1

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Coffey L
Postcode
SL9 0RJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Character and appearance, including the setting of the Chiltern National Landscape (NL)
  • Green Belt
  • Sustainable location
  • Highway network
  • Flooding
  • Business case
  • Housing
  • Football pitches
  • Heritage
  • Economic benefits
  • Best and most versatile (BMV) agricultural land
  • Other matters

What decided it

The substantial and cumulative benefits of the proposal—particularly the delivery of market and affordable housing and the Epilepsy Society's business case—clearly outweighed the Green Belt harm and other identified harms, establishing very special circumstances.

The substantial benefits of the proposal (market and affordable housing, older persons housing, the appellant's business case, public transport/sustainability improvements and Golden Rules compliance) were found to clearly outweigh the substantial Green Belt harm, landscape and visual harm, heritage harm and other lesser harms, such that very special circumstances existed and the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Strategy Policy CS1Core Strategy Policy CS2Core Strategy Policy CS4Core Strategy Policy CS8Core Strategy Policy CS22 part bCore Strategy Policy CS25Core Strategy Policy CS28Local Plan Policy GB2Local Plan Policy GB21Local Plan Policy GB30
National Planning Policy Framework
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Judgments
R(Thakeham Village Action) v Horsham DC [2014] EWHC 67

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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