Planning appeal decision
Land Rear of 55 Bedford Road, Willington , MK44 3DB
Planning appeal 3264977 at Land Rear of 55 Bedford Road, Willington , MK44 3DB (Bedford Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 June 2021 by Inspector Staddon P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is in a suitable location for new dwellings relative to the planning strategy for the area.
the ‘erection of detached dwelling house following demolition of existing agricultural storage building and change of use of agricultural land/paddock to residential garden
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Staddon P
- Postcode
- MK44 3PP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is in a suitable location for new dwellings relative to the planning strategy for the area
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal's location outside the defined Settlement Policy Area conflicts with the spatial strategy in policies 3S, 4S and 7S, and the design and scale would cause harm to character and appearance contrary to policies 28S, 29 and 30.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 3SPolicy 4SPolicy 7SPolicy 28SPolicy 29Policy 30Policy 66Design code N1
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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