®Planning appeal decision
Abbey Farm, Abbey Lane, Ampthill, BEDFORD, MK45 2FX
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
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy SP7, Policy DC1, Policy HQ1
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.