®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent 1, Duloe Lane, Duloe, St Neots, PE19 5HP
Planning appeal 3373730 at Land Adjacent 1, Duloe Lane, Duloe, St Neots, PE19 5HP (Bedford Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 December 2025 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development with particular regard to whether the development would be in a suitable location having regard to the development strategy and access to services and facilities, and the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the erection of up to 5 self build dwellings
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
- Postcode
- PE19 5HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development with particular regard to whether the development would be in a suitable location having regard to the development strategy and access to services and facilities, and the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The site's unsustainable location away from settlements with no reasonable public transport opportunities and reliance on private car access for day-to-day needs, combined with conflict with the development strategy, outweighed the benefits of housing and self-build delivery.
The benefits of additional housing delivery and self-build supply (to which limited weight was attached) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of conflict with the settlement strategy and lack of sustainable transport access, applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11dii of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 7SPolicy 3SPolicy 4SPolicy 53Policy 7S (xi)Policy 28S (i, ii, and iv)Policy 29 (i and ii)Policy 30 (i)Policy 59S
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 84Paragraph 11Paragraph 115Paragraph 110
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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