Planning appeal decision
Hedding Farm, The Lane, Wyboston, MK44 3AS
Planning appeal 3290315 at Hedding Farm, The Lane, Wyboston, MK44 3AS (Bedford Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 October 2022 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the detached outbuildings and of the increased size of the domestic land on the character and appearance of the area.
conversion of barn to create 2 No. dwellings with detached garages/storage buildings. For increased residential curtilage and associated landscaping
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Berry A
- Postcode
- MK44 3AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the detached outbuildings and of the increased size of the domestic land on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed detached outbuildings and significantly increased domestic curtilage would have a significantly greater urbanising effect on the countryside character, conflicting with development plan policies and NPPF paragraph 130 requiring developments to be sympathetic to local character and landscape setting.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 7SPolicy 28SPolicy 29Policy 30Policy 65
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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