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Allowed2 February 20263370338

Land South of Drayton Road, Newton Leys, Buckinghamshire, MK3 5RG

Planning appeal 3370338 at Land South of Drayton Road, Newton Leys, Buckinghamshire, MK3 5RG (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was allowed on 2 February 2026 by Inspector Woodwards O, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, in particular landscape character.

for up to 290 dwellings, open space, landscaping, drainage features and associated infrastructure following demolition of existing agricultural buildings

Authority
Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Unknown
Inspector
Woodwards O
Postcode
MK17 0EE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, in particular landscape character
  • the effect of the proposed development on the efficient operation of the highway network

What decided it

The substantial weight attaching to the delivery of market, affordable and self-build housing in an area with a significant shortfall against the five-year housing land supply requirement outweighed the limited landscape and moderate highway harms identified.

the substantial weight given to housing delivery (market, affordable and self-build), together with economic, biodiversity, open space and transport benefits, clearly outweighed the limited-to-moderate harms to landscape character, highway free-flow, BMV land and the spatial strategy, such that the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BE2Policy NE4Policy T1Policy T4Policy T5Policy S2Policy S3Policy D3Policy NE7Policy H1Policy SH1Policy SH9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 85Paragraph 115Paragraph 175

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 authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026

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