Land off St Neots Road, Renhold, Bedford, MK41 0JH

erection of single storey detached dwelling

Authority: Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Aqbal M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the location of the site is suitable for housing with regard to the spatial strategy for the borough
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of the proposed dwelling with regard to noise
Whether the proposal would affect any heritage assets
Whether the proposal would affect protected species (Great Crested Newts)

What decided it

The proposal is located in open countryside outside any Settlement Policy Area and is not well-related to defined settlements or areas with good facilities, failing to accord with the spatial strategy of the Local Plan and being unsuitable for residential development.

Framework references: 79, 69, 84, 85, 187, 197

Plan policies cited: Policy 3S, Policy 4S, Policy 7S, Policy 28S, Policy 29, Policy 30, Policy 32, Policy 41S, Policy 42S

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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