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Allowed1 May 20266004788

Land at Manor Farm, Luton Road, Caddington, Luton, LU1 4AD

Planning appeal 6004788 at Land at Manor Farm, Luton Road, Caddington, Luton, LU1 4AD (Central Bedfordshire) was allowed on 1 May 2026 by Inspector Shearing C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

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
Postcode
LU1 4AD

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).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP4Policy SP7Policy HQ1Policy EE4Policy EE5Policy EE3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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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