Planning appeal decision
1A Top End Farm Cottage, Renhold, Bedford, MK41 0LR
Planning appeal 3308802 at 1A Top End Farm Cottage, Renhold, Bedford, MK41 0LR (Bedford Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 June 2023 by Inspector Bayliss G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
rear & side extension and internal alterations to the cottage, adaptation of the adjacent barn to create additional ensuite bedroom and connection to the cottage. Appeal B:
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bayliss G
- Postcode
- MK41 0LR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed building and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve the Grade II listed building and its features of special architectural or historic interest, with no public benefits to outweigh the harm to the heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 29Policy 41SPolicy 66
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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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