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Boveney Court Farm Boveney Road, Dorney, Windsor, Buckinghamshire , SL4 6QG
Planning appeal 3376692 at Boveney Court Farm Boveney Road, Dorney, Windsor, Buckinghamshire , SL4 6QG (Buckinghamshire Council - South Bucks Area *) was allowed on 29 May 2026 by Inspector Chalk M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal proposal would provide sufficient affordable housing.
demolition of open sided barn, conversion, alteration and change of use of existing buildings from Use Class B8 to Use Class C3 to provide 7 residential units and construction of 5 new residential units, to provide a total of 12 residential units (2 x 2 bedroom; 6 x 3 bedroom; and 4 x 4 bedroom) including hard and soft landscaping, attenuation pond, bin and cycle stores, car parking, infrastructure and associated works
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Chalk M
- Postcode
- SL4 6QG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal proposal would provide sufficient affordable housing
- Whether it would make acceptable provision of open space
- The effect of the proposal on protected and important species and habitats, with particular regard to bats
- Safe access in the event of flooding
What decided it
The council's acute housing land supply shortfall of 0.91 years, which is substantially below the 5-year requirement, meant that planning permission should be granted unless adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, and the Inspector found they would not.
The failure to comply with the Golden Rules for affordable housing and open space provision attracted moderate negative weight, but this was outweighed by the considerable benefits of delivering 12 residential units in a district with an acute housing land supply shortfall of 0.91 years, resulting in permission being granted.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 3Core Policy 9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 154Paragraph 156Paragraph 181
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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