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Dismissed3 September 20253364593

40 Hitchin Road, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade, SG18 9BT

Planning appeal 3364593 at 40 Hitchin Road, Upper Caldecote, Biggleswade, SG18 9BT (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 3 September 2025 by Inspector Ellis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would fall within the provisions of permitted development under Article 3(9A) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO.

change of use of first floor space within existing commercial unit (use class E) to form new residential unit (one studio flat - use class C3) and related internal alterations

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Ellis D
Postcode
SG18 9BT

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would fall within the provisions of permitted development under Article 3(9A) and Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO

What decided it

The proposed development does not comply with the Nationally Described Space Standard as it is a two-storey unit and Table 1 of the NDSS applies only to one-storey dwellings, with multi-storey 1-bed configurations deliberately excluded.

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