®Planning appeal decision
Land South Of Bourton Road, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 7DR
Planning appeal 3372565 at Land South Of Bourton Road, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 7DR (Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *) was allowed on 31 March 2026 by Inspector Raygen Z, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed location for the development would be acceptable having regard to local and national policy.
outline application (all matters reserved apart from access) for residential development (including affordable dwellings), pre-school/nursery (E/F1), SuDS attenuation, public open space including children’s play area, access arrangements off Bourton Road and associated landscaping, infrastructure and ancillary development
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Raygen Z
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed location for the development would be acceptable having regard to local and national policy
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on heritage assets
What decided it
The substantial and worsening shortfall in five year housing land supply, which rendered the development plan policies out of date and triggered a tilted balance strongly favouring the housing benefits over the identified harms.
The very substantial benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, the pre-school/nursery, biodiversity net gain and infrastructure obligations outweighed the moderate adverse harm to character and appearance, the less than substantial heritage harm, and the conflict with the development plan as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S2Policy S3Policy D3Policy S8Policy S1Policy HP1Policy NE4Policy NE7Policy BE2Policy DH4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 14Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 70Paragraph 11
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 main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.