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Dismissed15 September 20253366763

Land at 3 New Road, Beeston, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1PB

Planning appeal 3366763 at Land at 3 New Road, Beeston, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 1PB (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 15 September 2025 by Inspector Owen A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on highway safety.

change of use of land to use as a residential caravan site for four gypsy families each with one static caravan/mobile home, together with erection of four utility buildings and laying of hard standing

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Minor traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Owen A
Postcode
SG19 1PB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on highway safety
  • the effect on biodiversity
  • whether the proposal would be suitably located in respect of its effect on the character and appearance of the area and its accessibility to services and facilities

What decided it

The Inspector could not be satisfied that the site access provided adequate visibility splays, meaning the development would be unsafe and this harm, combined with biodiversity harm, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.

Substantial weight given to the benefit of four pitches, the unmet need and lack of alternative sites, and reasonable accessibility to services was outweighed by considerable weight given to biodiversity harm and very substantial weight given to the unsafe access, such that adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under paragraph 11 d)ii) of the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy T2Policy EE2Policy EE8Policy EE5Policy HQ1Policy H7Policy SP7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 129Paragraph 115Paragraph 192

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