Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Meadow View, Flitton Road, Pulloxhill, MK45 5HW
Planning appeal 3298161 at Land Adjacent to Meadow View, Flitton Road, Pulloxhill, MK45 5HW (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 29 March 2023 by Inspector Fallon R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
described on the application form as “Erection of one single storey dwelling
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fallon R
- Postcode
- MK45 5HW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the development is in an appropriate location
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the loss of the open grassland transition zone between the village and countryside, combined with the proposal's conflict with the development plan's infill policy, outweighs the limited housing benefits in the tilted balance assessment.
The limited benefits of a single dwelling's contribution to housing supply and local economic activity were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and conflict with the development plan, notwithstanding the Council's shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HQ1Policy EE5Policy D1Policy RC1Policy SP7Policy ND1Paragraph 8.6.3Paragraph 8.2Paragraph 9.2.3Paragraph 9.2.4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 14Paragraph 79Paragraph 12
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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