Planning appeal decision
Radwell Hall Farm, Bridge End, Bedford, Radwell, MK43 7HU
Planning appeal 3322476 at Radwell Hall Farm, Bridge End, Bedford, Radwell, MK43 7HU (Bedford Borough Council) was allowed on 15 March 2024 by Inspector Gilbert-Wooldridge T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
conversion of agricultural buildings to form 5 dwellings
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Gilbert-Wooldridge T
- Postcode
- MK43 7HU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The principle of residential conversion had already been established by the Council's approval of a single-dwelling conversion of the same buildings, and the proposed five-dwelling conversion would have an acceptable effect on character and appearance with sympathetic design and controlled permitted development rights.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 65Policy 7SPolicy 28SPolicy 29Policy 30Policy AD28
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 131Paragraph 135
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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