®Planning appeal decision
Land adj The Grange, Grange Lane, Lower Caldecote, SG18 9BA
eight dwellings
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ware P
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP7, Policy SP8, Policy H7, Policy HQ1, Policy CS1
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.