22 Mount Pleasant, Aspley Guise, Milton Keynes, MK17 8LA

Planning appeal 3268837 at 22 Mount Pleasant, Aspley Guise, Milton Keynes, MK17 8LA (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 30 June 2021 by Inspector Cooper W, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy.

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Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Cooper W
Postcode: MK17 8LA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify development

What decided it

The cumulative increase in the dwelling's size well beyond twice the Design Guide's proportionality threshold, combined with the substantial weight given to Green Belt harm, meant the modest benefit of additional accommodation could not clearly outweigh the harm.

the substantial weight to be given to Green Belt harm by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefit of additional accommodation

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM6Policy CS14Policy DM3Central Bedfordshire Core Strategy and Development Management Policies (2009)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 145Paragraph 144Paragraph 11

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