Planning appeal decision
Land North of Eagle Field, Clements End Road, Studham, Dunstable, LU6 2NG
Planning appeal 3316421 at Land North of Eagle Field, Clements End Road, Studham, Dunstable, LU6 2NG (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed on 4 August 2023 by Inspector Plenty B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed extension would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies and its effect on the openness of the Green Belt.
Change of use of land to a paddock and erection of stables for 6 horses with associated hardstanding for access and parking
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Plenty B
- Postcode
- LU6 2NG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed extension would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies and its effect on the openness of the Green Belt
What decided it
The proposal preserves the openness of the Green Belt in visual terms and does not conflict with the purposes of Green Belt designation, making it appropriate development under NPPF paragraph 149(b).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 134Paragraph 145Paragraph 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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