Land at Brick Kiln Farm, Chaul End Road, Caddington, Beds, LU1 4AT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised Framework and any relevant development plan policies
• The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
• If the proposal is inappropriate development, would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The substantial weight afforded to Green Belt harm, comprising both inappropriateness and harm to openness, was not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of the proposal, so the very special circumstances necessary to justify development were not established.

The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and limited harm to openness was not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of providing a garage and limited economic benefits, so the appeal was dismissed.