Planning appeal decision
35 Hookhams Lane, Renhold, MK41 0JU
Planning appeal 3300223 at 35 Hookhams Lane, Renhold, MK41 0JU (Bedford Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 October 2022 by Inspector Barnes D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development provides suitable arrangements for refuse and recycling collection.
the demolition of an existing two storey, double garage and the erection of a five-bedroom dwelling with associated garages to land at the rear of number 35 Hookmans Lane
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Barnes D
- Postcode
- MK41 0JU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development provides suitable arrangements for refuse and recycling collection
What decided it
The unsuitability of the refuse and recycling collection arrangements, with a drag distance of approximately 100 metres uphill with steps, which does not meet the Council's Technical Guidance and conflicts with Policies 29 and 32 of the Bedford Borough Local Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 29Policy 32
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Bedford Borough Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Dismissed19 October 202660117841 Wood Road, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7BS
- Dismissed16 October 2026601330411 Earls Holme, Bedford, MK42 8PG
- Allowed15 October 2026601197826 Becher Close, Renhold, MK41 0LP
- Allowed23 September 2026336437644 Portway , Great Denham , Bedford , MK40 4GB
- Allowed21 September 2026337340014 Woodman Way, Wootton, Bedford, MK43 9RX
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.
®