®Planning appeal decision
Mouse Farm Shefford Road, Clophill, BEDFORD, MK45 4BT
erection of a detached self-build dwelling with garage and associated works
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ellis D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and the countryside
- the effect of the proposed development on biodiversity
What decided it
The adverse impacts of granting permission, comprising substantial harm to character and appearance and failure to demonstrate biodiversity net gain, would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of housing supply and economic growth when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The modest benefits of one additional housing unit, economic advantages from construction and occupation, and provision of a self-build dwelling were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance and the failure to achieve 10% biodiversity net gain, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11d)ii) of the Framework.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy SP7, Policy EE5, Policy HQ1, Policy HQ8, Policy EE2, Policy EE8
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.