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Allowed20 November 20253368939

Land to the Rear of 48 Church Road, Studham, LU6 2QA

Planning appeal 3368939 at Land to the Rear of 48 Church Road, Studham, LU6 2QA (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed on 20 November 2025 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework.

the erection of three dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping

Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pearce J
Postcode
LU6 2QA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of development plan policy and the National Planning Policy Framework
  • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Chiltern Beechwoods SAC
  • if it is inappropriate, whether the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The proposal meets all criteria in NPPF paragraph 155 and is therefore not inappropriate development in the Green Belt, requiring no demonstration of very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP4Policy EE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 155Paragraph 156Paragraph 157Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143

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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