®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Sandy Road, Potton, SG19 2NH
Planning appeal 3363912 at Land North of Sandy Road, Potton, SG19 2NH (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed on 1 September 2025 by Inspector Wilkinson S, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The contested housing land supply position, the appeal scheme's location and the absence of obligations in respect of infrastructure and housing.
outline planning permission with all matters reserved for future determination, save for the means of access via Sandy Road, for up to 125 dwellings (Use Class C3, comprising market and affordable dwellings, including bungalows), site access and highway works, green infrastructure including sustainable drainage, ecological habitats, children's play areas and amenity green space and ancillary works
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson S
- Postcode
- SG19 2NH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The contested housing land supply position, the appeal scheme's location and the absence of obligations in respect of infrastructure and housing.
- Whether or not the obligations included in the completed S106 Agreement include the infrastructure necessary to support the amount and type of housing proposed.
What decided it
The absence of a five year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the substantial benefits of housing delivery significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited weight attributed to conflict with policies SP1 and SP7.
The benefits of the scheme, including housing delivery, affordable and self-build housing, economic benefits and biodiversity net gain, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited weight given to conflict with policies SP1 and SP7 and the development plan as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP1Policy SP7Policy H1Policy H4Policy H6Policy EE1Policy EE2Policy EE3Policy EE4Policy EE12Policy EE13Policy HQ1Policy HQ2Policy HQ3Policy T2Policy T3Policy T5Policy CC1Policy CC6Policy CC8Policy EV-1Policy EV-4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 58Paragraph 61Paragraph 85Paragraph 110Paragraph 192Paragraph 232
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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