®Planning appeal decision
35 Main Road, Biddenham, MK40 4BD
demolition of existing detached outbuilding and attached garage, kitchen and bathroom block with replacement erection of new extension attached to existing thatched cottage and detached outbuilding. Appeal B: APP/K0235/Y/21/3276950 35 Main Road, Biddenham MK40 4BD
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hunt S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would preserve the special interest of the Grade II listed building '35 Main Road' and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
- whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building '37 to 41 Main Road'
- whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Biddenham Conservation Area
What decided it
The excessive scale, massing and incongruous design of the proposed extension, particularly its continuation beyond the side elevation with full-length glazed doors, would overwhelm the simple vernacular form of the historic cottage and fail to preserve its special interest and the character of the conservation area, with insufficient public benefit to justify the harm.
Framework references: 194, 199, 200, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy 28S (i), Policy 28S (ii), Policy 29 (i), Policy 29 (ii), Policy 30 (i), Policy 30 (ii), Policy 41S
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.