Keysoe International Ltd, Church Road, Keysoe, BEDFORD, MK44 2JP

Authority: Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Hearing
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Jones D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the Council prevented or delayed development which should clearly be permitted, having regard to its accordance with the development plan, national policy and any other material considerations
Whether the Council failed to provide evidence to substantiate each reason for refusal on appeal, and made vague, generalised or inaccurate assertions about the proposal's impact unsupported by objective analysis
Whether the Council refused planning permission on a planning ground capable of being dealt with by a condition

What decided it

The Council's unsubstantiated and speculative case on future harm to the living conditions of occupiers of Windy Ridge Cottage, and its refusal on a matter capable of being addressed by a planning condition.

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What an account adds

Draw a red line around your site and the appraisal follows.

Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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