Land to Rear of Units 4a and 5 The Ridgeway Business Park, The Ridgeway , Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire, MK44 3PH

Planning appeal 3346464 at Land to Rear of Units 4a and 5 The Ridgeway Business Park, The Ridgeway , Moggerhanger, Bedfordshire, MK44 3PH (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 23 December 2024 by Inspector Townend K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on biodiversity.

change of use from agricultural to commercial use (storage/distribution uses – Class B8). Erection of an industrial unit with associated parking and access. Erection of maximum 2.3 m high metal security fencing. Creation of pond in connection with drainage strategy

Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Townend K
Postcode: MK44 3PH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on biodiversity
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the proposal would result in the unacceptable loss of Best and Most Versatile Agricultural Land
The effect of the proposal on highway safety

What decided it

The absence of a sufficiently detailed ecological survey to establish baseline biodiversity and identify protected species meant the proposal could not be assessed for compliance with biodiversity protection policies, rendering it contrary to the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy EE2Policy EE3Policy SP7Policy HQ1Policy EE5Policy DC5Policy T2

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