Manor Park Farm, Fordfield Road, Millbrook, BEDFORD, MK45 2HZ

conversion of redundant stables to a dwelling-house

Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Aqbal M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt in terms of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on highway safety
Whether or not the location of the appeal site is appropriate for housing

What decided it

The proposal accords with the exception under NPPF paragraph 150(e) for re-use of permanent and substantial buildings in the Green Belt, and Policies SP7 and DC1 of the Local Plan which support the re-use and adaptation of rural buildings as central to sustainable development, thereby making the location suitable for the proposed conversion.

Framework references: 150, 138, 11

Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy HQ1, Policy EE5, Policy SP7, Policy DC1, Policy T2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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