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Dismissed22 July 20253363796

1 and 1a Vicarage Hill, Flitwick, Bedfordshire, MK45 1HZ

Planning appeal 3363796 at 1 and 1a Vicarage Hill, Flitwick, Bedfordshire, MK45 1HZ (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 22 July 2025 by Inspector Price J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition restricting opening hours to 5.00pm to 10.00pm Monday to Saturday is reasonable and necessary to help safeguard the acceptable living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers, with particular regard to noise and general disturbance.

change of use from A1 and A5 to A3 and new shop front without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref CB/11/02118/FULL, dated 22 August 2011.  The condition in dispute is No 4 which states t hat: The A3 premises shall only be open to customers between the hours of 5.00pm to 10.00pm Mondays to Saturdays, and not at all on Sundays and Bank Holidays without the prior written agreement of the Local Planning Authority.  The reason given for the condition is: To safeg uard the amenities which the occupiers of the neighbouring properties might reasonably expect to enjoy

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
retail · Change of use
Inspector
Price J
Postcode
MK45 1HZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the condition restricting opening hours to 5.00pm to 10.00pm Monday to Saturday is reasonable and necessary to help safeguard the acceptable living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers, with particular regard to noise and general disturbance

What decided it

The condition is both reasonable and necessary to secure acceptable living conditions for neighbouring residential occupiers by preserving lower levels of noise and disturbance on Sunday and Bank Holiday evenings in a predominantly residential area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HQ1 of the 2021 Central Bedfordshire Local Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135

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