®Planning appeal decision
BUILDERS YARD HIGHER RADS END , EVERSHOLT , MK17 9ED
the erection of two detached dwellings
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Street E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The substantial and long-lasting harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the incongruous scale and urban form of the proposed dwellings in a rural setting significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing supply benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The adverse impacts of granting permission, being the substantial harm to character and appearance, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of two new dwellings and limited economic and social effects, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 143, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy SP5, Policy HQ1, Policy EE4, Policy EE5
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.