®Planning appeal decision
Land off Bridge Street, Thornborough, Buckinghamshire, MK18 2DW
‘application for permission in principle for the erection of a minimum of two and maximum of three dwellings’
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council - Aylesbury Area *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bartle L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is a suitable location for housing, having particular regard to the Council's development strategy and access to services, facilities and public transport options
- the effect of the proposed land use on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area, and Best and Most Versatile Agricultural Land
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development, and the limited harms identified did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery.
The conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy and limited harm to character and appearance were outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery and rural economic vitality in the context of a significant five-year housing land supply shortfall; the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied and tipped the balance in favour of the proposal.
Framework references: 11, 83, 110
Plan policies cited: Policy S2, Policy D4, Policy S1, Policy T1, Policy S3, Policy NE7, Policy BE2, Policy NE4
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.