Land Rear of 9 Bedford Road, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3PP

Planning appeal 6005392 at Land Rear of 9 Bedford Road, Willington, Bedford, MK44 3PP (Bedford Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 June 2026 by Inspector N Bowden, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

the demolition of 9 Bedford Road to serve a new development of 9 Self/Custom Build Dwellings

Authority: Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Inspector: N Bowden
Postcode: MK44 3PP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposed development on trees, including those protected by a Tree Preservation Order (TPO)

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with the development plan in extending built form into the countryside, combined with the recent neighbourhood plan's housing allocations and the application of paragraph 14 of the NPPF, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing and self-build benefits.

The benefits of housing supply, self-build and custom housebuilding provision, and local economic benefits were outweighed by the harm to countryside character and appearance, particularly given the neighbourhood plan's recent adoption with housing allocations and the application of NPPF paragraph 14.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 7SPolicies 65 to 68Policy 28S (i and ii)Policy 29 (i and ii)Policy 30 (i and ii)Policy 37Policy 39Policy W1A of the Willington Neighbourhood Development Plan
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 14

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