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

Planning appeal 3342269 at Keysoe International Ltd, Church Road, Keysoe, Bedford, MK44 2JP (Bedford Borough Council) was allowed on 10 January 2025 by Inspector Jones D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

Construction of 5 raised earth mounds and associated banks and step jumps (Appeal A - enforcement); retention of an existing equestrian all-weather XC arena, including raised mounds with step jumps and water jumps (Appeal B - planning permission)

Authority: Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Hearing
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Jones D
Postcode: MK44 2JP

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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