1 Bedford Road, Willington, BEDFORD, MK44 3PP

Demolition of existing outbuildings and replacement with annexe, for uses ancillary to the host dwelling

Authority: Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Edginton A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development would accord with local policies with regard to ancillary buildings
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the development on biodiversity
Whether the development would accord with local policies with regard to the Forest of Marston Vale

What decided it

The proposed annexe would be disproportionately large in relation to the host dwelling and would fail to be subservient, thereby breaching Local Plan Policy 66 and adversely affecting the character and appearance of the area contrary to the development plan.

Plan policies cited: Policy 66, Policy 7S, Policy W1A, Policy 28S, Policy 29, Policy 30, Policy 42S, Policy 36S

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