®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of 48 Church Road, Studham, LU6 2QA
erection of two dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Owen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on openness
- is the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, clearly outweighed by other considerations and if so, does this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal fails to constitute limited infilling in a village because the development would appear isolated from neighbouring buildings with no visual connection, and therefore does not substantially fill a gap between other buildings as required by the definition of infill.
the harms to the Green Belt by virtue of inappropriateness and loss of openness were not clearly outweighed by any other considerations, and very special circumstances do not exist
Framework references: 11, 147, 148, 149
Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy HQ1, Policy SP2, Policy T2, Policy T3
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.