Clophill Road, Maulden, MK45 2AE

the erection of 20 dwellings (including affordable housing) to include the provision of 2 new accesses, alterations to 2 existing accesses and associated soft and hard landscaping

Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Greenwood L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would accord with development plan policies for the locational distribution of housing
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the intrinsic character and beauty of the open countryside
Whether the Council is able to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites, combined with the substantial housing benefits of the proposal in an accessible location, outweighed the conflict with development plan locational policies.

The benefits of housing delivery, including affordable and self-build housing, and support for village services and sustainability, outweighed the relatively minor conflict with the locational aspect of development plan policies in the absence of a five-year housing land supply.

Framework references: 11, 14, 60, 68, 76, 77, 83, 180

Plan policies cited: LP policy SP7, LP policy SP5, LP policy EE1, LP policy EE4, LP policy EE5, LP policy HQ1, LP policy DC5, MNP policy M1, MNP policy M3

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