Land Adj The Grange, Grange Lane, Lower Caldecote, SG18 9BA

Planning appeal 3224339 at Land Adj The Grange, Grange Lane, Lower Caldecote, SG18 9BA (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 17 November 2021 by Inspector Ware P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is in an appropriate location having regard to local and national planning policies that seek to manage the siting of new development in relation to accessibility (both appeals).

eight dwellings

Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Ware P
Postcode: SG18 9BA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal is in an appropriate location having regard to local and national planning policies that seek to manage the siting of new development in relation to accessibility (both appeals)
Whether the proposal would dominate the existing settled community and cause harm to the rural character of the area (Appeal B only)

What decided it

The site's inaccessible, unsustainable location in the countryside, contrary to the development plan's settlement strategy, was not outweighed by the benefits of additional housing or pitch provision.

The substantial weight given to the delivery of housing and traveller pitches, together with limited economic benefits, did not come close to outweighing the fundamental conflict with the development plan as a whole arising from the site's unsustainable location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP1Policy SP7Policy SP8Policy H7Policy HQ1Policy CS1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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