Adstock Manor , Main Street, Adstock, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 2HT

Planning appeal 3367316 at Adstock Manor , Main Street, Adstock, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 2HT (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was allowed on 18 September 2025 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the development on the special architectural and historic interest of heritage assets.

Conversion and extension of an existing red brick outbuilding to form a new dwelling with detached garage

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Townend K
Postcode: MK18 2HT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effects of the development on the special architectural and historic interest of heritage assets
the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring property, Ryan's Cottage

What decided it

The public benefits of creating a new dwelling within a small village and retaining and re-using an under-used traditional non-designated heritage asset outweighed the less than substantial harm to the heritage assets.

the public benefits of the creation of a new dwelling and retention and re-use of a traditional building (given substantial weight) outweighed the less than substantial harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the heritage assets

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S3Policy D4Policy C1Policy BE2Policy BE1Policy BE3Policy NE4Policy T8Policy I5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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