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Dismissed11 December 20243341979

6 Mount Pleasant, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, MK17 8LA

Planning appeal 3341979 at 6 Mount Pleasant, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, MK17 8LA (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 11 December 2024 by Inspector Lo S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity.

the demolition of the existing dwelling and the erection of 2no. bespoke designed dwellings with access, landscaping and other associated works

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Lo S
Postcode
MK17 8LA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
  • whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • if the proposed development is inappropriate in the Green Belt, whether harm from inappropriateness together with any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The absence of conclusive evidence regarding the presence of bat roosts within the building during the specified survey period (May-August) meant the proposal could not be approved without establishing whether protected species would be harmed, contrary to Policy EE3 and the Framework's requirement to avoid significant biodiversity harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EE3 (Nature Conservation)Policy SP4 (Development in the Green Belt)Policy SP7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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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