Planning appeal decision
Tingrith Road , Eversholt, Milton Keynes , MK17 9EF
Planning appeal 3300607 at Tingrith Road , Eversholt, Milton Keynes , MK17 9EF (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 5 April 2023 by Inspector Sutton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
erection of indoor equine arena for dressage 25x45m with associated parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sutton A
- Postcode
- MK17 9EE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the revised National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal's status as inappropriate development in the Green Belt, combined with significant harm to openness and character, could not be justified by any other considerations amounting to very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP4Policy HQ1Policy DC4Policy EE5Policy EE8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 149
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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