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Dismissed3 June 20253357851

Wheaton Hill Stables, Silver Street , Stevington , Bedfordshire, MK43 7ER

Planning appeal 3357851 at Wheaton Hill Stables, Silver Street , Stevington , Bedfordshire, MK43 7ER (Bedford Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 June 2025 by Inspector Gee R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be in an appropriate location, having regard to the aims and objectives of local and national planning policies.

conversion of part of the equestrian building to form a dwelling for the operators of the stables

Authority
Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Gee R
Postcode
MK43 7ER

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would be in an appropriate location, having regard to the aims and objectives of local and national planning policies

What decided it

The Inspector found that an essential need for a rural worker to live permanently on the site had not been sufficiently demonstrated.

the adverse impact of the isolated countryside dwelling, given significant weight, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing provision and economic activity, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 3SPolicy 4SPolicy 7SPolicy 68Policy HO3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 84

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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