®Planning appeal decision
Landrecies, Oxford Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 7AT
Planning appeal 3367374 at Landrecies, Oxford Road, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 7AT (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 10 October 2025 by Inspector Kay D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal demonstrates compliance with the statutory framework for biodiversity net gain.
the conversion of 2 previously part converted barns into 2 semi- detached dwellings and 1 detached dwelling and the enlargement of the vehicular access onto Fulmer Lane
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Kay D
- Postcode
- SL9 7AT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal demonstrates compliance with the statutory framework for biodiversity net gain
What decided it
The proposal's failure to demonstrate compliance with the statutory framework for biodiversity net gain, which attracted substantial weight against the scheme and significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
The adverse impacts of approval, principally the failure to achieve the mandatory 10% biodiversity net gain, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing supply, economic benefits and energy efficiency, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 154Paragraph 187Paragraph 193
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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