Lambscroft Nursery, Narcot Lane, Chalfont St Giles, HP8 4DU

Outline application with all matters reserved except for access for the demolition of existing structures and the erection of up to 18 dwellings and associated infrastructure and landscaping

Authority: Buckinghamshire Council
Appeal type: major · Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: HP8 4DU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies

What decided it

The proposal's compliance with the Framework's grey belt and golden rules provisions, particularly the availability of five-year housing land supply shortfall and the site's status as grey belt land, outweighed the conflict with the outdated Policy GB2.

the conflict with Policy GB2 of the development plan was outweighed by material considerations including the weight to be attached to the Framework's policies on grey belt development and housing delivery

Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 155, 156, 58

Plan policies cited: Policy GB2 of the Chiltern District Local Plan (September 1997), Policy CS4 of the Core Strategy for Chiltern District (November 2011), Policy CS26 of the Core Strategy for Chiltern District (November 2011)

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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