Warren Farm, Woburn Road, Millbrook, Bedford, MK45 2HY

Planning appeal 3294262 at Warren Farm, Woburn Road, Millbrook, Bedford, MK45 2HY (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed on 9 August 2022 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether conditions 3 and/or 4 are reasonable, necessary and enforceable with particular regard to the effect of the proposal on the Millbrook Conservation area and the site's countryside setting.

Material change of use of an agricultural building to two units for the purposes of B1 (Business) B2 (General Industrial) and B8 (Storage or Distribution) without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref CB/15/01352/FULL, dated 30 June 2015

Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Plenty B
Postcode: MK45 2HY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether conditions 3 and/or 4 are reasonable, necessary and enforceable with particular regard to the effect of the proposal on the Millbrook Conservation area and the site's countryside setting

What decided it

The external storage of materials and equipment visually encroaches into the rural and open character of the site and conservation area, causing less than substantial harm that is not outweighed by the limited public benefits claimed, requiring condition 4 to be reimposed with a three-month compliance period.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HE3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 199Paragraph 202

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