Brodie Stables, The Rye, Eaton Bray, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2BQ

installation of pet cremation machine within pre-existing container and use of land as mixed use and pet cremations”

Authority: Central Bedfordshire
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Gee R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect of the proposal on openness
The effect of the proposal on highway safety
Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations (and if so, whether this would amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal)

What decided it

The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, combined with highway safety concerns, was not clearly outweighed by the limited economic benefits of business diversification, and very special circumstances were not established.

Framework references: 154, 155, 153, 143, 110, 115

Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy T2, Policy EMP4

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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