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Allowed10 May 20223285677

Kingsway Cottage, Kingsway, Stanbridge, LU7 9HZ

Planning appeal 3285677 at Kingsway Cottage, Kingsway, Stanbridge, LU7 9HZ (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed on 10 May 2022 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary, having regard to local and national policy.

two storey side extension, new driveway and parking area and demolition of existing garage without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref CB/21/00932/FULL, dated 14 July 2021

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Sibley G
Postcode
LU7 9HZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary, having regard to local and national policy

What decided it

The absence of clear justification under NPPF paragraph 54 to restrict permitted development rights, combined with the existence of a realistic fallback position in the form of a larger extant permission from 2020.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H13 SBLPRPolicy SP4 Central Bedfordshire Local Plan 2021Central Bedfordshire Design Guide 2014
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 54

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