®Planning appeal decision
Land to the North of Allerds Farm, Crown Lane, Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire, SL2 3SF
‘Application for Permission in Principle for residential development of 5 open market dwellings and 4 affordable dwellings’
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Worley E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development, with particular regard to whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, the effect on the openness of the Green Belt, and whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The site is not in a sustainable location because pedestrian access to services and amenities would require walking along unlit stretches of carriageway with no pavements and/or public footpaths, meaning future residents would be reliant on private cars, contrary to paragraph 155(c) of the Framework.
The substantial weight given to the provision of market and affordable housing in an area with significant housing land supply deficit was outweighed by the substantial weight given to the harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and loss of openness, with no other considerations clearly outweighing the Green Belt harm.
Framework references: 11, 56, 110, 115, 143, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1 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.