Land North of Woburn Road, Lidlington, BEDFORD, Bedfordshire, MK43 0RB

1. Without planning permission the importation to and the tipping and depositing of waste materials including soil, sand, clay, rocks and brick, rubble, timber and other building waste on the Land. 2. The alteration of ground levels and construction of bunds on the Land

Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: minerals-waste · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Blackwell J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effects of development with regard to the character and appearance of the area
Pollution and contamination
Ecology

What decided it

The development's harm to character and appearance through the bund and waste materials, combined with unresolved pollution and contamination risks, outweighed any ecological benefits and conflicted with the development plan.

Plan policies cited: Policy HQ1, Policy GE9, Policy CC8, Policy GE17, Policy WSP6, Policy WSP14, Policy EE1

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