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Allowed30 October 20253367312

171 Castle Hill Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1QQ

Planning appeal 3367312 at 171 Castle Hill Road, Totternhoe, Dunstable, LU6 1QQ (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed on 30 October 2025 by Inspector McGlone A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

the adaptation of existing highways access point from Castle Hill Road and creation of new access road to serve proposed development of three new detached chalet style bungalows with garaging, parking and turning areas

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
McGlone A
Postcode
LU6 1QQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
  • whether the proposal is required to deliver BNG, and if so, would the proposal achieve that
  • the effect of the proposal on the SAC

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites (4.85 years) combined with the site's location within the village and the availability of mitigation for ecological impacts through secured unilateral undertakings.

The unmet housing need arising from the Council's shortfall in five-year housing land supply and the sustainable location of the site outweighed the limited encroachment onto open rural character, particularly given the containment of development by existing field boundaries and the availability of mitigation for SAC impacts.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP4Policy T1Policy EE2Policy T8Policy EE3Policy T2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 58Paragraph 11

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.

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