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Allowed24 October 20253360732

Land at Brick Kiln Farm, Adjacent to The Oaskes, Chaul End Road, Caddington, Bedfordshire, LU1 4FF

Planning appeal 3360732 at Land at Brick Kiln Farm, Adjacent to The Oaskes, Chaul End Road, Caddington, Bedfordshire, LU1 4FF (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed on 24 October 2025 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development upon designated habitats sites.

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Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Szymanski D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development upon designated habitats sites
  • whether or not the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including its effect upon openness
  • the effect of the proposed development upon highway safety

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, triggering the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11d), meant that the adverse impacts of granting permission did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against Framework policies taken as a whole.

The adverse impacts of granting permission, including conflict with development plan policies on settlement location and car reliance, did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the development (housing supply contribution, economic benefits, character and appearance improvements, and biodiversity gain) when assessed against Framework policies taken as a whole, with the tilted balance engaged due to insufficient housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EE3Policy SP4Policy T2Policy SP7Policy EE2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 193Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 11Paragraph 189Paragraph 115Paragraph 116

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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