Land Adjoining Westwood End, Bucks Hill, Kings Langley, WD4 9AS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• The effect of traffic and parking relating to the development on the safe and efficient operation of the highway network in the vicinity of the appeal site
• Whether the proposed works would preserve the Grade II listed buildings known as Greys and Blenheim Cottage or their settings or any features of special architectural and historic interest (or significance) which they possess
• The effect of the development on the intrinsic character and beauty of the landscape and adjacent rural lane
• Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
• The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
• Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal's inappropriateness in the Green Belt, compounded by the failure to achieve safe highway access under paragraph 155(c), meant the harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations to amount to very special circumstances.

The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, together with the other harms identified, was not clearly outweighed by the unmet need for Gypsy and Traveller accommodation and the appellant's personal circumstances, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply and the appeal was dismissed.