®Planning appeal decision
100 High Street, Meppershall, Bedfordshire, SG17 5LZ
development of up to 23 dwellings and associated works following the demolition of 100 High Street with all matters reserved except access
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Savage K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for housing, having regard to relevant local and national planning policy
- the effect of the proposal on the landscape character and appearance of the area
- whether the Council can demonstrate a five year supply of deliverable housing sites
What decided it
The proposal's conflict with the development plan as a whole, arising from harm to landscape character and unsuitability of location for housing, was not outweighed by the cumulative benefits.
material considerations, taken cumulatively, were not sufficient to outweigh the identified conflict with the development plan, so permission should not be granted despite the benefits
Framework references: 11, 74
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP7, Policy HQ1, Policy HQ8, Policy EE5, Policy CC8, Policy EE2, Policy EE3, Policy H3, Policy H4
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.