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Notice upheld7 November 20233319582

The Old Rectory The Green, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0NF

Planning appeal 3319582 at The Old Rectory The Green, Marston Moretaine, Bedford, MK43 0NF (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 7 November 2023 by Inspector Fleming D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on The Old Rectory.

without planning permission, the erection of a detached single storey building (in the approximate location shown in black on the plan attached to the notice)

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Fleming D
Postcode
MK43 0NF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on The Old Rectory
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, having regard to outlook

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the setting and significance of the Grade II listed Old Rectory, which was not outweighed by insufficiently substantiated public benefits.

the less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building, attracting great weight, was not outweighed by the insufficiently substantiated public benefits claimed for the building's charitable and private uses

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HE3Policy HQ1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 202

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