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Dismissed13 October 20223294246

3A and 3B Earl Close, Clifton, SG17 5RS

Planning appeal 3294246 at 3A and 3B Earl Close, Clifton, SG17 5RS (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 13 October 2022 by Inspector Price A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development provides adequate living conditions for current and future occupants, with particular regard to internal and external space and outlook.

the retention of 2 attached dwellings and ancillary works

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Price A
Postcode
SG17 5RS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development provides adequate living conditions for current and future occupants, with particular regard to internal and external space and outlook
  • the effect of the development on highway safety
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of adjoining Plot 3, with particular regard to overlooking
  • the effect of the development on surface water drainage

What decided it

The inadequate internal and external living conditions, particularly the substandard floorspace and poor outlook, combined with unresolved highway safety concerns regarding pedestrian visibility splays, were decisive in dismissing the appeal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H2Policy HQ1Policy T2Policy CC5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130Paragraph 135

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