®Planning appeal decision
Yew Tree Farm, Grendon Road, Edgcott, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0TN
Planning appeal 3367305 at Yew Tree Farm, Grendon Road, Edgcott, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0TN (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was dismissed on 28 October 2025 by Inspector O'Neill A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether occupants of the proposed development would have reasonable access to services and facilities, including safe and suitable access for pedestrians.
two self build properties
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Neill A
- Postcode
- HP18 0TN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether occupants of the proposed development would have reasonable access to services and facilities, including safe and suitable access for pedestrians
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The lack of safe and convenient access to services and facilities via sustainable transport modes combined with unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area significantly and demonstrably outweighed the minimal housing and other benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The limited housing benefits (two dwellings) and other limited benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the lack of safe and convenient access to services and facilities via walking, cycling and public transport and the unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S2Policy S3Policy T5Policy D5Policy BE2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 115Paragraph 124Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 232
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.