®Planning appeal decision
Knoll House, Dunstable Road, Studham, Bedfordshire, LU6 2QJ
residential redevelopment, demolition of existing care home and the erection of 8 dwellings with associated parking and amenity provision and alterations to existing access on Studham Lane
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hunter A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed dwelling is inappropriate development for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area and the scenic beauty of the Chiltern National Landscape
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposed development would cause substantial harm to Green Belt openness through sprawling development across the site and substantial harm to character and appearance of the area and the Chilterns National Landscape, which is not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
Framework references: 142, 153, 154, 189
Plan policies cited: Policy SP7, Policy HQ1, Policy EE5, Policy EE7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.