Bradwell House Knolls View, Totternhoe, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2BT

the demolition of the existing dwelling and erection of three dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping

Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Plenty B

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
The effect of the proposed dwellings on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposed development on the integrity of the Chiltern Beechwoods SAC
The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with respect to the use of the access and on-site parking/manoeuvring
If the proposal would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to very special circumstances to justify it

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes significant harm to openness and character and appearance, which is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and therefore fails to satisfy the very special circumstances test.

Framework references: 137, 148, 149

Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy HQ1, Policy T2, Policy T3

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