Land Opposite 54 Park Road, Moggerhanger, Bedford, MK44 3RN

Planning appeal 3366996 at Land Opposite 54 Park Road, Moggerhanger, Bedford, MK44 3RN (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 2 December 2025 by Inspector Jones RE, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the significance of Moggerhanger Park, a Grade II listed Registered Park and Garden.

erection of two (x2) four bedroom detached dwellings

Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Jones RE
Postcode: MK44 3RN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the significance of Moggerhanger Park, a Grade II listed Registered Park and Garden
whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the Grade I listed Moggerhanger House

What decided it

The less than substantial but significant harm to the setting of the Grade I listed Moggerhanger House and the significance of the Grade II Registered Park and Garden, to which great weight must be given, outweighs the moderate public benefits of housing delivery and economic activity.

the moderate weight given to public benefits (housing supply, economic and social benefits, biodiversity improvements) was insufficient to outweigh the great weight attached to the conservation of the Registered Park and Garden and the considerable importance and weight given to harm to the listed house's setting

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HQ1Policy HE2Policy HE3Policy EE4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 214Paragraph 215Paragraph 11

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