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Planning permission granted14 November 20223283736

Land at Stanbridge Road, Great Billington, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9JH

Planning appeal 3283736 at Land at Stanbridge Road, Great Billington, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9JH (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed on 14 November 2022 by Inspector Willows P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt and its purposes.

Without planning permission, the material change of use of land from the dismantling, repair and sales of vehicles (sui generis) to a waste transfer, processing and recycling use (sui generis use) including the erection of a metal curved sided building for waste recovery purposes and four-metre-high concrete panel boundary screening along the Stanbridge Road frontage

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
minerals-waste · Change of use
Inspector
Willows P
Postcode
LU7 9JH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt and its purposes
  • Its effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • Its effect on the living conditions of residents in the locality, with regard to any noise and disturbance arising from the use of the land
  • Whether any harm due to inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The substantial benefits of subjecting the site to detailed planning conditions (where the previous lawful use was uncontrolled), combined with the significant benefit of the waste transfer facility, clearly outweighed the identified Green Belt harm, amounting to very special circumstances.

The substantial benefits of improved planning control through conditions and the significant benefit of the waste transfer facility clearly outweighed the small harm to Green Belt openness and the harm from inappropriateness, tipping the balance in favour of the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy WSP3Policy HQ1Policy EE5Policy CC8Policy WSP1Policy WSP6Policy SP4Policy CC5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 138

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