®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed16 June 20223286731
13A High Street, Clapham, MK41 6EQ
a multi-flatted development with extensions and alterations to the existing building and access
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Couper C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether or not future occupiers of the proposed flats would experience appropriate living conditions, with particular regard to outlook, noise and disturbance, and the availability of suitable outdoor space
- Whether the proposal would comply with policies which seek to steer new development to areas at lowest risk of flooding
- Whether or not the proposal would make adequate provision for sports and play infrastructure
What decided it
The cumulative harm from poor character and appearance, inadequate living conditions for future occupants, and failure to satisfy the sequential flood risk test outweighed the moderate benefits of the scheme.
Framework references: 134, 130, 167, 14
Plan policies cited: Policy 28S, Policy 30, Policy 2S, Policy 29, Policy 32, Policy 92, Policy 86S, Policy AD28, Policy AD1
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.