Planning appeal decision
Land at The Hollow, Station Road, Lower Stondon, Henlow, SG16 6JL
Planning appeal 3333201 at Land at The Hollow, Station Road, Lower Stondon, Henlow, SG16 6JL (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed on 7 March 2024 by Inspector Normington S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the obligations provided in the S106 Agreement no longer serve a useful purpose.
Erection of one detached house and garage
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- other · Section 106 Agreement
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Normington S
- Postcode
- SG16 6JP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the obligations provided in the S106 Agreement no longer serve a useful purpose
What decided it
The absence of any planning history demonstrating material planning necessity for the obligations, combined with evidence that the parking area serves no public benefit and the Council's difficulty in enforcing the agreement, establishes that the S106 Agreement no longer serves a useful purpose.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T2Policy T3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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