®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 34 Cople Cottage, Northill Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TU
Planning appeal 3360261 at Land Adjacent to 34 Cople Cottage, Northill Road, Cople, Bedford, MK44 3TU (Bedford Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 October 2025 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would preserve the special interest and significance of the Grade II listed building of 34A Northill Road, with particular regard to its setting.
‘ Erection of a Self Build Dwelling’
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Martinson P
- Postcode
- MK44 3TU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would preserve the special interest and significance of the Grade II listed building of 34A Northill Road, with particular regard to its setting
- whether the location of the proposed development would be acceptable having regard to the development plan policies, with particular regard to the prevailing pattern of development of the area
What decided it
The harm to the special interest and significance of the Grade II listed building, a designated heritage asset protected by NPPF paragraph 11(d), outweighed the moderate public benefits of housing delivery and self-build provision.
the moderate public benefits of housing supply, self-build provision and economic benefits during construction were outweighed by the considerable importance and weight attached to the less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage asset
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 5SPolicy 28SPolicy 29Policy 30Policy 36SPolicy 41S
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 135Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215
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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