®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed20 March 20243329451
Land to the rear of - 48 Church Road, Studham, LU6 2QA
the erection of three affordable dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Rawle S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any other relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the 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 development
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the benefits of affordable housing provision, as the proposal did not accord with the express terms of the development plan policy for rural exception sites.
Framework references: 11, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy H5
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.