®Planning appeal decision
71 Terryfield Road, HIGH WYCOMBE, Buckingamshire, HP13 7RY
the change of use from one dwelling to two dwellings
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Chiltern Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Worley E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the dwellings, with particular regard to sunlight, outlook and internal floorspace
What decided it
The significant shortfall in housing land supply (1.96 years) and the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11 outweighed the localised and limited harm to character and appearance and living conditions.
the adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and living conditions, though localised and limited, were outweighed by the benefits of additional housing supply in an area with a significant shortfall in housing land supply, triggering the presumption in favour of sustainable development
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy CP9, Policy DM35, Policy DM40, Policy DM41
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