®Planning appeal decision
Charity Farm, Charity Farm Lane, Eggington, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 9PB
the change of use of agricultural land for use as a touring caravan site for up to 16 touring caravans staying for up to 28 days at any one visit, together with the provision of electric hook-ups and the provision of an amenity/welfare block
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sargent J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether this is inappropriate development in the Green Belt and whether it harms the character and appearance of this rural landscape
- whether it is a sustainable location
- if it would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, whether the harm from inappropriateness, and any other harm from what is before me, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances
- whether, when taken with other plans and projects, it would have likely significant effects on the integrity of the Chilterns Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation (the SAC)
What decided it
The scheme fails to preserve the openness of the Green Belt and detracts unacceptably from the character and appearance of the rural landscape, and the claimed benefits do not amount to very special circumstances sufficient to outweigh this harm.
Framework references: 154, 89
Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy SP7, Policy EMP4, Policy HQ1
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.