®Planning appeal decision
The Fox And Hounds, 178 Goldington Road, BEDFORD, MK40 3EB
the change of use from public house (Sui Generis) to retail use (Use Class E) and residential (Use Class C3) to form four dwellings, with associated extensions and external alterations to the façade, changes to car parking layout, closure of one vehicle entrance, and provision of cycle parking
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Clarke B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed change of use of the public house is justified with reference to the strategy in the development plan for retaining local facilities
- the effect of the development upon highway safety with particular reference to the adequacy of parking and space for deliveries and manoeuvring
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate robust marketing of the public house, particularly the exclusion of freehold operators through leasehold-only marketing, meant the appellant could not satisfy all three criteria of Policy 83 for change of use of an essential local shop, thereby breaching the development plan strategy for retaining local facilities.
Framework references: 97
Plan policies cited: Policy 83, Policy 31
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.