233 Berkhampstead Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 3AP

Planning appeal 3372088 at 233 Berkhampstead Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 3AP (Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *) was dismissed on 15 December 2025 by Inspector Brennan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the surrounding area.

partial demolition of the first-floor extension with associated alterations

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Brennan P
Postcode: HP5 3AP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal property and the surrounding area
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the neighbouring resident at 231 Berkhampstead Road with regard to outlook and privacy

What decided it

The overbearing effect of the retained first-floor extension on the outlook of the neighbouring occupier at 231 Berkhampstead Road, which cannot be overcome by planning conditions, combined with the extension's harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS20 of the Core Strategy for Chiltern District November 2011Policy GC1 of the Chiltern Local Plan September 1997Policy H13 of the Chiltern Local Plan September 1997Policy H15 of the Chiltern Local Plan September 1997Policy GC3 of the Chiltern Local Plan September 1997Policy H14 of the Chiltern Local Plan September 1997

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