®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Carib, Harlington Road, Toddington, LU5 6HA
described on the application form as “Residential Development comprising 2 x 3 bedroom chalet bungalows with associated access & landscaping. (Resubmission following withdrawal of Planning Application CB/22/04694/FULL)
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fallon R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the loss of a tree protected by a Tree Preservation Order
- the location of development, with particular regard to whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and if so, the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt; and if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes harm by reason of inappropriateness, and the limited benefits do not clearly outweigh this harm to amount to very special circumstances.
the limited benefits of housing delivery for older people, sustainable location, and housing land supply contribution did not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and limited harm to openness
Framework references: 11, 70, 83, 114, 142, 143, 152, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy HQ1, Policy EE4
Judgments cited: Wood v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Gravesham Borough Council [2014] EWHC 683 (Admin); Julian Wood v The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195
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.