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Dismissed10 September 20253363700

Land Adjacent to Floss & Smile Dental Practice, Tring Road, Eaton Bray, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 2FW

Planning appeal 3363700 at Land Adjacent to Floss & Smile Dental Practice, Tring Road, Eaton Bray, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 2FW (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 10 September 2025 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework and any effects on Green Belt openness and its purposes.

Change of use of land to dog walking field (sui generis) together with retention of boundary fencing and gates and retention and use of hardstanding area for vehicle access, parking and turning

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Sylvester G
Postcode
LU6 2FW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to any relevant development plan policies and the National Planning Policy Framework and any effects on Green Belt openness and its purposes
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including the landscape and scenic beauty of the Chilterns National Landscape
  • Whether the development is in a suitable location having particular regard to its accessibility and relevant development plan policies
  • If the appeal development is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify it

What decided it

The substantial weight given to the harm to Green Belt openness and the purpose of safeguarding the countryside from encroachment, combined with moderate harm to landscape character and the setting of the Chilterns National Landscape, was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations, meaning very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP4Policy SP7Policy HQ1Policy EE5Policy EE7Policy EMP4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 88Paragraph 89Paragraph 135Paragraph 154Paragraph 187Paragraph 189

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