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Notice varied and upheld22 August 20253334587

179 Goldington Road, Bedford, MK40 3EG

Planning appeal 3334587 at 179 Goldington Road, Bedford, MK40 3EG (Bedford Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 22 August 2025 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on highway safety.

without planning permission, the erection on the land of a separate dwellinghouse, 1.8m high boundary gates to Dean Street and 1.8m high fence and gates which have sub-divided the land

Authority
Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Walker A
Postcode
MK40 3EG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on highway safety
  • the effect on the living conditions of the occupants of 179 Goldington Road, with regard to outdoor private amenity space
  • whether the development provides adequate living conditions for the occupants of the dwelling, with regard to outdoor private amenity space

What decided it

The unacceptable harmful effects on highway safety due to lack of parking provision and the severe reduction in private amenity space for the existing HMO occupants, which would create oppressively confined living conditions contrary to local plan policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 31Policy 30

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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