Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent To 12 Bassie Close, Bedford, MK42 9LB
Planning appeal 3272837 at Land Adjacent To 12 Bassie Close, Bedford, MK42 9LB (Bedford Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 July 2021 by Inspector Hall R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the location of the development is acceptable.
a ‘driveway to be built on part of the land and the other part of the land enclosed as part of residential garden
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hall R
- Postcode
- MK42 9LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the location of the development is acceptable
What decided it
The development's conflict with Policy 90S safeguarding of land for strategic transport infrastructure, combined with the absence of compelling justification and the limited private benefits of the proposal, outweighed any other considerations.
The private benefits of providing a larger outside space to the appellant were accorded very limited weight and did not outweigh the conflict with the strategic infrastructure safeguarding policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 90S of the Bedford Borough Local Plan 2030
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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