Fulmer Wood Farm, Fulmer Common Road, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, SL3 6AA

Planning appeal 3369024 at Fulmer Wood Farm, Fulmer Common Road, Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, SL3 6AA (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was dismissed on 21 October 2025 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

the change of use of agricultural land to ancillary residential (Use Class C3) land

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Worley E
Postcode: SL3 6AA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposal on protected species and priority habitats
whether the proposal should secure biodiversity gain

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate that the proposal would not harm priority habitats and priority habitat buffers, and the failure to meet biodiversity gain requirements, outweighed the acceptability of the development in Green Belt terms.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy GB1Policy GB13Policy EP3Core Policy 9
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 154

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