®Planning appeal decision
Great Meadow Barn, Copes Farm, Spurlands End Road, Great Kingshill, HP15 6HZ
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- agricultural
- Postcode
- HP15 6HZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the setting of nearby listed buildings and the location of the site within the Chilterns National Landscape
- the effect of the proposal on biodiversity
What decided it
The proposal would cause less than substantial harm to the setting of designated heritage assets through the use of incongruous roofing materials, and this harm would not be outweighed by the limited public benefits of the small-scale renewable energy installation, combined with unresolved concerns about the adequacy of biodiversity protection measures.
The limited public benefits from renewable energy were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the setting of listed buildings and the failure to adequately address biodiversity impacts.
Plan policies cited: Policy GB2 of the Chiltern District Local Plan adopted 1 September 1997, Policy GC1 of the CDLP, Policy LSQ1 of the CDLP, Policy CS20 of the Core Strategy for Chiltern District adopted November 2011, Policy CS22 of the Core Strategy for Chiltern District adopted November 2011, Policy CS24 of the Core Strategy for Chiltern District adopted November 2011
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.