®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed5 July 20243327253
Pear Tree Farm, Luton Road, Toddington, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 6DE
a new bed & breakfast farm accommodation
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowden N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- The suitability of the proposed development, having regard to the development plan's approach to the provision of tourism accommodation
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to its openness, to which substantial weight must be given, was not clearly outweighed by the moderate benefits to rural diversification and the visitor economy.
Framework references: 142, 154, 88, 89
Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy SP7, Policy EMP4
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.