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Dismissed25 August 20233317706

Land to the South of Lark Rise (Off Sand Lane), Northill, Biggleswade, SG18 9FT

Planning appeal 3317706 at Land to the South of Lark Rise (Off Sand Lane), Northill, Biggleswade, SG18 9FT (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 25 August 2023 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The likely effect of the self-built housing project on the open countryside at the eastern edge of the settlement of Northill, bearing in mind the local need for self-built housing plots.

Creation of 9 serviced plots for the erection of self build dwellings

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Whalley J
Postcode
SG18 9FT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The likely effect of the self-built housing project on the open countryside at the eastern edge of the settlement of Northill, bearing in mind the local need for self-built housing plots

What decided it

The explanatory preamble to Local Plan policy H6 clearly indicates that serviced plots outside settlement envelopes should only be supported where they enable delivery of affordable housing on rural exception sites, which this self-build housing project does not satisfy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP7Policy EE5Policy HQ1Policy H6Policy NP1Policy NP2Policy NP6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 47Paragraph 12

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