Channels End Farm Channels End Road, Colmworth, BEDFORD, MK44 2NS

link between garage and annex bedrooms, conversion of garage to annex living room and associated works to curtilage listed building

Authority: Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Smith A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the proposal would be tantamount to creating an additional independent dwelling and, if so, whether or not the proposal would constitute sustainable development in a countryside location
The effect of the proposal upon the setting and thereby the significance of the Grade II listed building known as 'Cottage South of Hillview Farm'

What decided it

The proposal would be tantamount to creating an additional independent dwelling in a countryside location isolated from facilities and services, constituting unsustainable development that conflicts with the development plan, and this harm outweighs the limited benefits and the absence of harm to the listed building.

Plan policies cited: Policy 3S, Policy 4S, Policy 7S, Policy 29, Policy 66

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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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