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Allowed8 April 20263375088

Bedfordia Group Plc, Milton Parc, Milton Ernest, Bedford, MK44 1YU

Planning appeal 3375088 at Bedfordia Group Plc, Milton Parc, Milton Ernest, Bedford, MK44 1YU (Bedford Borough Council) was allowed on 8 April 2026 by Inspector Shearing C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is whether the proposal would be suitably located, having regard to the spatial strategy.

change of use from an agricultural building to B2 industrial use and B8 storage use including external alterations and access and junction improvement works

Authority
Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Shearing C
Postcode
MK44 1YU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is whether the proposal would be suitably located, having regard to the spatial strategy.

What decided it

The Inspector's finding that the proposal, as rural diversification located within the existing tight-knit farm complex, met Policy 75's requirement that the use needs to be located in the rural area, meaning the proposal accorded with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 75Policy 65Policy 7SPolicy 43
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57

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