®Planning appeal decision
The Burrows, Lodge Lane, CHALFONT ST. GILES, HP8 4AX
Erection of 6 stable blocks, use of land for keeping of horses, new entrance gates, repair to existing driveway, new hardstanding and laying of electric and water supply
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Brennan P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed extension would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies and its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, giving special regard to its effect on the National Landscape
- the effect of the proposed development on highway and pedestrian safety with particular regard to safe access and egress
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would result in considerable harm to the openness of the Green Belt and would fail to conserve and enhance the Chilterns National Landscape, and these harms are not clearly outweighed by other considerations, so very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 11, 116, 117, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy GB2, Policy LSQ1, Policy R13, Policy CS22, Policy TR2, Policy TR3
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