91 London Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1DH

Planning appeal 3357260 at 91 London Road, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1DH (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed on 16 July 2025 by Inspector Harding C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location of the proposal would lead to an over-reliance on the private car.

Outline planning permission for the demolition of existing buildings/structures and erection of an 80-bedroom care home (Use Class C2), with a sub-station, access, car parking, servicing and other associated works, with consideration of layout, scale, appearance and access.

Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: community-institutional · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Harding C
Postcode: SG19 1DH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the location of the proposal would lead to an over-reliance on the private car
the effect of the proposal upon the significance of the setting of 96 London Road, a Grade II listed building

What decided it

The proposal was found to cause no harm on either main issue (car reliance or the listed building's setting), so it accorded with the development plan as a whole.

Even if the Council could not demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, the benefits of net housing delivery, significant care home provision and economic benefits were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by any adverse effects, and the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy T1Policy T2Policy HQ1Policy HE3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 61

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