Land at 22 Common Lane, Upper Sundon, LU3 3PF

Planning appeal 3363914 at Land at 22 Common Lane, Upper Sundon, LU3 3PF (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 16 September 2025 by Inspector Wilkinson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not it is inappropriate development and the effect of the proposal on openness and the purposes of including land within the Green Belt.

for a rural exception scheme to demolish existing structures and construct a pair of semi-detached bungalow dwellings and a separate bungalow

Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wilkinson S
Postcode: LU3 3PF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not it is inappropriate development and the effect of the proposal on openness and the purposes of including land within the Green Belt
The effects on the area's character and appearance
Whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm so as to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The adverse impacts on the character and appearance of the area, arising from the cramped layout and hard urban character of the scheme, outweighed the housing and economic benefits and the very special circumstances identified.

The benefits of housing delivery and addressing housing land supply shortfall were outweighed by the significant and localised adverse impacts on character and appearance of the area

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SP4Policy H4Policy H3Policy EE5Policy HQ1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 153Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 135Paragraph 232

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