Land at Park Farm, Eaton Bray, Dunstable, LU6 2RR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
• the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
• the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
• the effect of the proposed development on highway safety, with particular regard to parking provision and access road layout
• the effect of the proposed development on the SAC
• whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The failure to demonstrate that the proposal would provide limited affordable housing for local community needs under development plan policies, combined with substantial harm to Green Belt openness and character, meant the very special circumstances required to justify inappropriate development in the Green Belt were not established.