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Allowed8 September 20213275846

Abbey Farm, Abbey Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2FX

Planning appeal 3275846 at Abbey Farm, Abbey Lane, Ampthill, Bedford, MK45 2FX (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed on 8 September 2021 by Inspector Smith A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect upon the character and appearance of the area.

conversion of existing building to residential dwelling

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Smith A
Postcode
MK45 2UP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect upon the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether or not the site represents an appropriate location for housing, having particular regard to the accessibility of local facilities and services

What decided it

The specific policy support in the Local Plan for the re-use of existing buildings in the countryside, combined with the absence of harm to character and appearance when conditions are imposed, outweighed the site's limited accessibility to services.

The limited accessibility of the site to local facilities and services was outweighed by the specific policy support for the re-use of existing rural buildings and the absence of harm to character and appearance when appropriate conditions are imposed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP7Policy DC1Policy HQ1

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