Land Known As 2 Bromham Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2QA

Planning appeal 3284774 at Land Known As 2 Bromham Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2QA (Bedford Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 3 March 2023 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Bedford Conservation Area, and the effect of the door on the appearance of the building itself.

Without planning permission, the creation of a new entrance and insertion of a new doorway in the front elevation of the property, the erection of a single storey flat roofed structure and the erection of a steel and polycarbonate shelter on the site of the former beer garden to the rear of the property and the addition of timber cladding to the boundary wall fronting Gwyn Street

Authority: Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Watson S
Postcode: MK40 2QA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Bedford Conservation Area, and the effect of the door on the appearance of the building itself

What decided it

The unauthorised works harm the significance of the conservation area and the building itself, with no public benefits to outweigh the less than substantial harm identified.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 28SPolicy 29Policy 30Policy 41S
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 199

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