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Notice varied and upheld6 June 20243299809

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

Planning appeal 3299809 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 change of use of land for use for the parking of mini buses, the siting of mobile office/welfare units, skips, the storage of large plant equipment and scaffolding and the formation of a gravelled hardstanding area ("Unauthorised Development")

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

What decided it

The development conflicts with the development plan's spatial distribution policies (SP7 and EMP4) which protect countryside areas and direct development to sustainable locations, and this conflict is not outweighed by material considerations including the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP7Policy EMP4Policy HQ1Policy EE5Policy T2

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