Land to the Rear of, 76 and 78 Church Lane, Sarratt, WD3 6HL

Planning appeal 6002930 at Land to the Rear of, 76 and 78 Church Lane, Sarratt, WD3 6HL (Three Rivers) was allowed on 12 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

development of the site and erection of 20 dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated parking and landscaping, served by new vehicular access to Church Lane and pedestrian link to existing public footpath

Authority: Three Rivers
Appeal type: major · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: WD3 6HL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
Effects on the Chilterns National Landscape
Whether the quantum and mix of housing proposed would be suitable to this location
Whether the proposal would provide an acceptable quantum of affordable housing and monitoring contributions

What decided it

The severe 1.2 year housing land supply shortfall meant the substantial benefit of twenty new homes, together with other benefits, was not substantially outweighed by the limited adverse effects when applying policy S5 of the Framework.

the benefits of approving the proposal would not be substantially outweighed by the adverse effects, when assessed against the national decision-making policies in the Framework, applying paragraph 2 of policy S5

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM2Policy CP1Policy CP11Policy CP12Policy DM1Policy DM7Policy PSP4Policy CP3Policy 4.1Policy CP4Policy CP8
National Planning Policy Framework: Policy GB2Policy GB6Policy GB7Policy GB8Policy TR3Policy HC8Policy HC3Policy S5Policy S6Policy N4

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