Land to Rear of 183-183A Poynters Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 4SH

proposed change of use from previous separated area of C3 residential garden amenity area to B8 open storage area as a non employment generating use. Entire area of land within Applicants ownership to be hard paved complete with ramped access from access dirt track complete with a pair of steel security gates to secure the site, complete with resurfacing of entire length of Right of Way dirt track from application site to back edge of footpath at Hadrians Avenue. Proposed open storage use of application site will be for Applicant personal use storage of his classic car collection

Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Gee R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposal on highway safety
whether the scheme is acceptable in respect of flood risk and drainage

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan on three independent grounds: unacceptable harm to character and appearance, harm to highway and pedestrian safety, and failure to provide adequate flood risk and drainage information.

Plan policies cited: Policy HQ1, Policy T2, Policy CC3, Policy CC5

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