®Planning appeal decision
Land to the east of Saxon Drive and the development Orchard Chase, Kennel Farm, Saxon Drive, Biggleswade, SG18 8UT, Biggleswade
change of use of agricultural land to a Travelling Showpeople Site to create 4 plots. Each plot containing 2 x Static Caravans, 4 x tourer caravans, 1 x workshop, 4-6 trailer parking spaces, and 4 x car parking spaces. Total for the site 8 x static caravans, 16 x tourer caravans, 4 x workshops, 24 trailer parking spaces and 16 car parking spaces
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Gilbert J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be at risk from flooding
- whether any harm identified, including conflict with the development plan, would be outweighed by other considerations
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the proposal would not be at risk from flooding and that future occupiers would be safe, combined with the inadequacy of the flood risk assessment to address the exception test requirements, outweighed the significant benefits of providing additional Travelling Showpeople plots.
The significant benefits of providing four additional Travelling Showpeople plots to address a shortfall in supply were outweighed by the very significant weight afforded to the unmitigated flood risk harm and the failure to satisfy the sequential and exception tests.
Framework references: 159, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 168
Plan policies cited: Policy CC3, Policy SP8, Policy H8, Policy H7, Policy SP2, Policy BSP1
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.