Clematis Cottage, Lower icknield Way, Great Kimble, Aylesbury, HP17 9TX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the site would be in a suitable location with regard to relevant development plan policies, including the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
• Whether the site would be in a suitable location with regard to access to services and facilities
• The effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The Council's significant shortfall in five-year housing land supply (1.98 years) engages the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the Framework, and the benefits of housing delivery outweigh the conflict with development plan policies directing development to settlement boundaries.

The adverse impacts of the proposal's location outside the settlement boundary and conflict with local plan and neighbourhood plan policies would not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, particularly given the Council's housing land supply shortfall and the proposal's contribution to housing delivery and accordance with Framework objectives for well-designed places and effective use of land.