Land On The South Of Keeley Lane, Wootton, Bedfordshire, MK43 9HR

Planning appeal 3360463 at Land On The South Of Keeley Lane, Wootton, Bedfordshire, MK43 9HR (Bedford Borough Council) was allowed on 3 July 2025 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the conditions are reasonable and necessary, with regard to the provision of starter homes, parking and external amenity space.

All Reserved Matters for residential development of up to 20 dwellings, public open space, landscaping, access to Keeley Lane, sustainable urban drainage systems and associated infrastructure, pursuant to Outline permission 22/01035/MAO, including removal of condition 8 attached to 23/02636/MAR to allow for permitted development rights to be reinstated

Authority: Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Pearce J
Postcode: MK43 9HR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the conditions are reasonable and necessary, with regard to the provision of starter homes, parking and external amenity space

What decided it

The blanket removal of Class A and E permitted development rights failed the tests of reasonableness and necessity because the PPG discourages area-wide restrictions on small-scale domestic alterations and the Inspector found no substantive evidence of harm to starter home affordability or to character, appearance or neighbouring amenity.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 28SPolicy 29Policy 30Policy 31Policy 32Policy W6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 55Paragraph 57

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