®Planning appeal decision
Greys Farm, Wymington Road, Podington, NN29 7HP
change of use of agricultural building to light industrial (Use Class E (g) (iii))
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Berry A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is in a suitable location for employment development
- the effect of the proposed development on existing trees
- the effect of the development on waste storage and collection
What decided it
The proposal would result in significant and demonstrable harm to the established character of the area through the loss of screening trees and introduction of extensive hard surfacing into an undeveloped part of the countryside, failing to comply with criterion (ix) of Policy 75 and paragraph 85 of the NPPF.
Framework references: 85
Plan policies cited: Policy 75, Policy 3S, Policy 7S, Policy 28S, Policy 29, Policy 30, Policy 42S, Policy 43, Policy 35S, Policy 37, Policy 38, Policy 39, Policy 32(v)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.