®Planning appeal decision
Valley View Barn , Winchbottom Lane , Little Marlow , Buckinghamshire , HP10 9QF
the conversion and subdivision of existing residential property together with alterations and extension and demolition of existing buildings, to form additional dwelling
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Wycombe Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Indermaur S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for new housing having regard to the Council's spatial strategy
- If the scheme would be inappropriate development, whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm resulting from the proposal, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify it
What decided it
The proposal would promote unsustainable patterns of development by locating new housing in a very rural location with no safe or convenient access to services, facilities or employment via sustainable transport modes, thereby conflicting with the Council's spatial strategy and the Framework's environmental aims, and this substantial harm would not be clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of providing one additional dwelling.
The substantial harm from promoting unsustainable patterns of development and conflict with the spatial strategy was not outweighed by the moderate weight given to the provision of one additional dwelling in an undersupply situation and the use of previously developed land, and the Green Belt designation provided a strong reason for refusal under paragraph 11 of the Framework
Framework references: 11, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy CP4, Policy CP12, Policy DM21, Policy DM22, Policy DM33
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.