®Planning appeal decision
The former nursery, New Road, Great Barford, BEDFORD, MK44 3LH
without planning permission, the material change of use of the land to use for the storage and sorting/grading of building aggregates, sand, soil and cement and as a waste transfer facility for the storage and sorting of non-hazardous waste including soils and concrete/brick rubble
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- minerals-waste · Change of use
- Inspector
- Curnow R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the development on biodiversity
- The effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
the site was not an appropriate location for the waste transfer/aggregate storage use, contrary to Policy WSP 6, and the development caused significant harm to the character and appearance of the area that outweighed other considerations
the significant harm to the character and appearance of the area and conflict with the policy for siting waste transfer development outweighed the substantial weight given to protecting 10 jobs and matters capable of being conditioned, such as biodiversity and highway safety
Plan policies cited: MWLP Policy WSP 6, MWLP Policy WSP 2, BBLP Policy 75, BBLP Policy 7S, GBNP Policy LE1, BBLP Policy 40, BBLP Policies 3S and 75, BBLP Policies 28S and 29, GBNP Policy NE1, BBLP Policy 37, BBLP Policies 42S and 43, GBNP Policy NE2, BBLP Policy 31
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.