®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to - 228 Hitchin Road, HENLOW, SG16 6BA
demolition of existing barn and erection of 3No private dwellings
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
- Postcode
- SG16 6BA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development upon biodiversity
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposed development upon highway safety
- the accessibility of services and facilities by means other than private motor vehicle
What decided it
The failure to provide adequate up-to-date ecological surveys to rule out significant harm to protected species, combined with the unresolved highway safety deficiency and harm to character and appearance, outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery.
The moderate benefits of housing supply, economic benefit and potential drainage improvements were significantly outweighed by significant harm to biodiversity and highway safety and limited harm to character and appearance.
Framework references: 185, 186, 135, 115, 96, 114
Plan policies cited: Policy EE3, Policy SP7, Policy HQ1, Policy EE5, Policy T2
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.