®Planning appeal decision
Land Off Sewell Lane , Sewell, Dunstable, BEDFORDSHIRE, LU6 1RP
i) Change of use from agricultural to mixed agricultural/equestrian use; ii) Construction of slabbing, including stables, tack room, feed and fodder storage; iii) Concreate apron, hardstanding & vehicle parking & site access; iv) Soft/hard landscaping scheme
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Gee R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the Framework, including the effect upon the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the Totternhoe Chalk Escarpment landscape
- the effect of the proposed development on the safe and efficient use of the local highway network, including in relation to public rights of way
- if the proposal would be inappropriate development, 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 it
What decided it
The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt that fails to preserve openness, and the limited benefits do not constitute very special circumstances sufficient to outweigh the substantial weight given to Green Belt harm.
Framework references: 143, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy HQ1, Policy DC4, Policy EE5, Policy T2, Policy EE12
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