®Planning appeal decision
Field Farm,, Spurlands End Road,, Great Kingshill,, HP15 6PE
change of use of land for up to 9 residential park homes
- Authority
- Buckinghamshire Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- HP15 6PE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would conserve or enhance the natural, scenic and landscape beauty of the Chilterns National Landscape
- whether it would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- its effect on openness
- whether the development would be in a suitable location having regard to local and national planning policies and accessibility
- if the proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other factors so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The harm caused to the Chilterns National Landscape, which provides a strong reason to refuse planning permission and clearly outweighs the modest housing benefits, combined with the proposal being inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it.
The modest housing benefits and effective use of the site were clearly outweighed by the substantial harm to the Green Belt, the strong reasons to refuse based on harm to the national landscape, and the moderate loss of openness, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 78, 189, 154, 155, 142, 84, 110, 153, 11
Plan policies cited: CP10, DM30, DM32, DM42, CP3, CP4, DM21, DM33, CP8, CP1, CP2
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.