Planning appeal decision
Brodie Stables, The Rye, Eaton Bray, Dunstable, LU6 2BQ
Planning appeal 3370819 at Brodie Stables, The Rye, Eaton Bray, Dunstable, LU6 2BQ (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 21 October 2025 by Inspector Gee R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt and the effect of the proposal on openness.
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- 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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP4Policy T2Policy EMP4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 155Paragraph 153Paragraph 143Paragraph 110Paragraph 115
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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