®Planning appeal decision
Land at Rear Of Former Landrecies, , Oxford Road (Off Fulmer Lane), Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 7AT
‘Outline planning application, all matters reserved, for 4 detached dwellinghouses’
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Worley E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not it has been demonstrated that the proposal would be acceptable with respect to its impact on biodiversity, including protected species
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 3 and 4 Phoenix Close with particular regard to privacy and outlook
- whether the proposal would include suitable arrangements for surface water drainage
What decided it
The failure to provide a competent Preliminary Ecological Appraisal to demonstrate that the proposal would not adversely affect European protected species, particularly Great Crested Newts, meant the adverse impacts to biodiversity significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing benefits.
The housing supply benefits and positive contribution to meeting housing requirements were outweighed by the significant harm to biodiversity and conflict with Core Policy CP9 and Framework environmental policies, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Core Policy CP9 of the South Bucks Core Strategy, Core Policy 13 of the South Bucks Core Strategy, Policy EP3 of the South Bucks District Local Plan, Policy H9 of the South Bucks District Local Plan
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.