®Planning appeal decision
Land Adj/& Rear of 30 Flitton Road , Greenfield , MK45 5DL
Planning appeal 3364090 at Land Adj/& Rear of 30 Flitton Road , Greenfield , MK45 5DL (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed on 9 October 2025 by Inspector Pattison B, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies concerned with housing in rural areas and the accessibility of the site to services, employment opportunities and facilities.
New self build 4 bedroom chalet bungalow
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed dwelling would be in a suitable location having regard to local policies concerned with housing in rural areas and the accessibility of the site to services, employment opportunities and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the effect on the Mid Greensand Ridge Landscape Character Area and the defined Important Countryside Gap
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance, and the benefits of the scheme were found to clearly outweigh the limited-weight conflict with the settlement strategy.
The benefits of self-build housing provision together with economic, biodiversity and social benefits were found to clearly outweigh the limited-weight harm arising from conflict with the settlement strategy, so the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP7Policy SP5Policy HQ1Policy EE5Policy EE8Policy ND1Policy CS7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 58Paragraph 73Paragraph 110
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.