Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Amber Lodge, Hatley Road, Wrestlingworth, Sandy, SG19 2EH
Planning appeal 3298555 at Land Adjacent to Amber Lodge, Hatley Road, Wrestlingworth, Sandy, SG19 2EH (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 26 October 2022 by Inspector Barnes D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Effects of the proposed development on character and appearance of the surrounding area.
the erection of a detached dwelling house
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Barnes D
- Postcode
- SG19 2EH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Effects of the proposed development on character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Safety of other highway users
- Risk from flooding to future occupiers
What decided it
The proposed development would cause unacceptable harm to character and appearance by introducing built form incongruous to the countryside setting outside the settlement envelope, and future occupiers would be at unacceptable risk from surface water flooding due to the absence of a required site-specific flood risk assessment.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP7Policy EE5Policy HQ1Policy T1Policy CC3Policy CC5Policy CC4Cockayne Hatley Neighbourhood Plan Policy W3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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