®Planning appeal decision
Land at Denham Mount Blacksmiths Lane, Tatling End, Buckinghamshire, UB9 4HW
without planning permission, a material change of use to a (sui generis) mixed use, comprising: - Residential and agricultural, AND - equestrian - hotel - office - vehicle sales - the commercial parking of vehicles - storage - vehicle repairs and maintenance AND To facilitate the unauthorised mixed use, the carrying out of operational development comprising: - the laying of hardstanding, - the erection of a canopy structure
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- other · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walker A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the hardstanding on the setting of designated heritage assets
- whether the hardstanding is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the hardstanding on the openness of the Green Belt
- would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations. If so, would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal?
What decided it
The Inspector found that the substantial harm to Green Belt openness, combined with less-than-substantial but weighty harm to the setting of the listed buildings, was not clearly outweighed by the appellant's other considerations, so very special circumstances did not exist and the deemed planning application failed.
the substantial harm to Green Belt openness (given substantial weight) and the less-than-substantial harm to the setting of the listed buildings (given great weight) were not clearly outweighed by the appellant's considerations in support of the hardstanding (given very limited to moderate weight), so very special circumstances did not exist and the balance tipped against the development
Framework references: 202, 212, 215, 154, 155, 153
Plan policies cited: GB1, CP8
Judgments cited: Burdle & Williams v SSE & New Forest DC [1972] 1 WLR 1207; Church Commissioners for England v SSE [1995] 2 PLR 99
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.