®Planning appeal decision
Hill Farm Industrial Estate, Hill Farm Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4NT
Planning appeal 3370881 at Hill Farm Industrial Estate, Hill Farm Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4NT (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was dismissed on 15 December 2025 by Inspector Worley E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 openness of the Green Belt, and whether harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances.
‘Permission in principle for up to 2 dwellings’
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Worley E
- Postcode
- HP8 4NT
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 openness of the Green Belt, and whether harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The site is not in a sustainable location because future occupiers would be largely dependent on private cars to access services and facilities, failing to prioritise sustainable transport modes as required by paragraphs 110 and 115 of the Framework and paragraph 155(c).
the benefits of housing supply, which weigh heavily given the 0.91 year supply shortfall, do not clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and the unsustainability of the location
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB2 of the Chiltern District Local PlanPolicy CS26 of the Core Strategy for Chiltern DistrictPolicy CS25 of the Core Strategy for Chiltern DistrictPolicy TR2 of the Chiltern District Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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