®Planning appeal decision
Land at 22 Common Lane, Upper Sundon, LU3 3PF
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
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
Framework references: 153, 143, 154, 155, 110, 115, 135, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy H4, Policy H3, Policy EE5, Policy HQ1
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.