®Planning appeal decision
Land off Odell Road, Harrold, MK43 7AP
residential development of 17 dwellings and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Chalk M
- Postcode
- MK43 7AP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 91 Odell Road with regard to outlook
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether it would make adequate provision for communal open space
- Whether it would adequately integrate the affordable and market housing
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the living conditions of occupiers at 91 Odell Road through substantial loss of outlook, combined with the harmful cramped character of the development, clearly and demonstrably outweighed the substantial benefits of housing delivery on an allocated site in an area with a 3.46 year housing land supply.
The substantial benefits of delivering 17 homes on an allocated site, including affordable units meeting identified need and contributing significantly to the council's housing targets in the context of a 3.46 year housing land supply shortfall, were clearly and demonstrably outweighed by the unacceptable harm to neighbour living conditions and the harmful cramped character and appearance of the development.
Plan policies cited: Policy 32, Policy 28S, Policy 29, Policy 30, Policy 38, Policy AD28, Policy 58S, NDP1, NDP4
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Limited v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney (2017) EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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.