®Planning appeal decision
Land At Wood Lane (to Rear Of Rose Meda 42 Sandy Road), Willington, BEDFORD, MK44 3QS
for Permission in Principle for the erection of up to 1 self-build dwelling
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bayliss G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be in an acceptable location for residential development having regard to the spatial strategy for the area and access to services and facilities
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the site and surrounding area
What decided it
The identified harms arising from the unsustainable location, conflict with the spatial strategy, and permanent harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply and self-build provision when assessed against Framework policies taken as a whole.
The modest benefits of housing supply, self-build provision, and economic benefits during construction and occupation were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harms of unsustainable location, conflict with the Council's spatial strategy and the Neighbourhood Plan's locational strategy, and permanent harm to character and appearance.
Framework references: 11, 14, 83, 84
Plan policies cited: BBLP Policy 3S, BBLP Policy 4S, BBLP Policy 7S, BBLP Policy 28S, BBLP Policy 29, BBLP Policy 30, BBLP Policy 53, WNP Policy W1, WNP Policy W1A
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.