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Notice varied and upheld6 June 20243299804

Land East of Warren Farm, Woburn Road, Millbrook, Bedford, MK45 2HY

Planning appeal 3299804 at Land East of Warren Farm, Woburn Road, Millbrook, Bedford, MK45 2HY (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 6 June 2024 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is appropriately sited having regard to the Council's spatial strategy for the distribution of new development.

Without planning permission, the material change of use of for the use as a construction plant hire yard including the storage, servicing and repair of associated plant and equipment, the storage of HGVs and other lorries and siting of portable buildings including a mobile home and the siting of metal shipping containers and the erection of a 3m high palisade fence on the western boundary of the Land and construction of concrete hardstanding on areas of the Land and associated surface drainage installations on the Land

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Hitchcock R
Postcode
MK45 2HY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development is appropriately sited having regard to the Council's spatial strategy for the distribution of new development
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the locality
  • the effect on nearby land uses, including the living conditions of nearby residents
  • the effect on highway safety
  • whether or not the site poses a pollution risk as a result of ground contamination

What decided it

The development's location in countryside without demonstrated rural need, combined with significant harm to landscape character and the conservation area, outweighed any benefits and conflicted with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 208

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