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Dismissed10 June 20253353695

R/O Wellsfield, Blunham, MK44 3PL

Planning appeal 3353695 at R/O Wellsfield, Blunham, MK44 3PL (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 10 June 2025 by Inspector Harding C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal is acceptable in respect of flood risk having regard to national and local policies and guidance.

use of land for the stationing of 5 mobile homes for tourism and stationing of a mobile home for agricultural purposes and use of land for agriculture

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Harding C
Postcode
MK44 3PL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposal is acceptable in respect of flood risk having regard to national and local policies and guidance
  • the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, including the significance of the setting of Blunham Conservation Area
  • the effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of occupiers of existing dwellings with particular regard to disturbance
  • the effect of the proposal upon highway safety
  • the effect of the proposal upon biodiversity
  • whether the site is a suitable location for the proposal, having regard to the spatial strategy

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan on multiple grounds—flood risk, heritage harm, living conditions, highway safety, and biodiversity—and no material considerations justify departure from the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CC3Policy CC5Policy EE5Policy HQ1Policy HE3Policy T2Policy EE2Policy SP7Policy EMP4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 174Paragraph 181Paragraph 208Paragraph 15

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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