®Planning appeal decision
Land at Manor Farm, Luton Road, Caddington, Luton, LU1 4AD
the erection of between 4 and 9 new dwellings
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- Effects on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing land supply, which engages the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11(d), combined with the identification of the site as grey belt where development is not inappropriate, tips the planning balance in favour of allowing the appeal despite the conflict with Policy SP7.
The moderate harm from conflict with Policy SP7 and the development's urbanising effects on the rural setting were outweighed by the benefits of providing new homes to address the local housing shortage, the sustainable location adjacent to an established settlement with good access to services and public transport, and the economic benefits from construction and future occupant expenditure, applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11(d).
Framework references: 11, 143, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy SP4, Policy SP7, Policy HQ1, Policy EE4, Policy EE5, Policy EE3
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.