Planning appeal decision
2 Cowslip Crescent, Sewell Lane, Sewell, Dunstable, LU6 1RP
Planning appeal 3286614 at 2 Cowslip Crescent, Sewell Lane, Sewell, Dunstable, LU6 1RP (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 7 October 2022 by Inspector Fallon R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development of the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the design and finish of the proposed connecting link with No 1 Cowslip Crescent.
described on the
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fallon R
- Postcode
- LU6 1RP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development of the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the design and finish of the proposed connecting link with No 1 Cowslip Crescent
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and if so, the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of 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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing moderate harm to openness, with no very special circumstances clearly outweighing this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP4Policy HQ1Policy HE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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