®Planning appeal decision
Land north of Sandy Road, Potton, SG19 2NH
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 58, 61, 85, 110, 192, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP7, Policy H1, Policy H4, Policy H6, Policy EE1, Policy EE2, Policy EE3, Policy EE4, Policy EE12, Policy EE13, Policy HQ1, Policy HQ2, Policy HQ3, Policy T2, Policy T3, Policy T5, Policy CC1, Policy CC6, Policy CC8, Policy EV-1, Policy EV-4
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.