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Dismissed17 June 20266002750

Land East Side Of Pavenham Road, Felmersham, MK43 7EX

Planning appeal 6002750 at Land East Side Of Pavenham Road, Felmersham, MK43 7EX (Bedford Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 June 2026 by Inspector Mark Brooker, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Supply of Gypsy and traveller sites in the Borough, including the specific need of the Appellant.

Change of use of agricultural land to a Gypsy and Traveller site to contain five residential pitches (comprising a total of 11 mobile homes and 4 touring caravans) including parking, associated groundworks, infrastructure and landscaping

Authority
Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
caravan-gypsy
Inspector
Mark Brooker
Postcode
MK43 7EX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Supply of Gypsy and traveller sites in the Borough, including the specific need of the Appellant
  • Whether the occupants of the site would have reasonable access to services and facilities
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether adequate provision has been made for foul drainage and energy connection
  • The effect of the appeal scheme on ecology and protected species

What decided it

The cumulative and largely unmitigated harms (heritage, landscape/character, ecology, flood risk/foul drainage, and intentional unauthorised development) were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the scheme, including the best interests of the children and human rights considerations.

the numerous identified harms (policy conflict on need, heritage harm to the setting of the Grade I listed church, landscape and character harm, ecological harm, flood risk and foul drainage harm, and intentional unauthorised development) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of the scheme, including the best interests of the children, Article 8 rights and PSED considerations, and this conclusion held even under a temporary or personal permission

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 63Policy 32Policy 50SPolicy 92Policy 41SPolicy 64(vi)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 181Paragraph 210Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215

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