®Planning appeal decision
Flaxbourne Farm, Salford Road, Aspley Guise, MK17 8HZ
the change of use of a commercial building to 4 residential units and related external alterations (Retrospective)
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Murray D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the occupants of the dwellings would have reasonable living conditions
- The effect of the development on highway safety and the safety of pedestrians
- Whether the Council can demonstrate a five-year supply of new housing sites in accordance with para 11 of the National Planning Policy Framework
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that occupants would have reasonable living conditions due to noise and disturbance from neighbouring commercial uses, combined with the inability to provide safe pedestrian access to Aspley Guise, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan and could not be allowed.
The adverse effects on living conditions and pedestrian safety could not be reasonably overcome by conditions and were not outweighed by any other consideration, including the housing supply position which was adequate.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy HQ1, Policy T2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.