Priory Farm, Bedford Road, Turvey, MK43 8BE

a new private access to A428 to serve three dwellings

Authority: Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Sylvester G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to hedgerow removal
Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed building known as Priory Farmhouse and adjoining barn, and its effect on the significance of the hedgerow as a non-designated heritage asset

What decided it

The harm to the setting and significance of the Grade II listed building and the hedgerow as a non-designated heritage asset, combined with harm to character and appearance through hedgerow removal, outweighs the limited public benefits of the proposal and is not justified by the need to unlock the conversion scheme.

Framework references: 135, 180, 205, 208, 209

Plan policies cited: Policy 7S, Policy 28S, Policy 29, Policy 30, Policy 40, Policy 41S

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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