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Allowed15 October 20266009682

Land West Of Hurricane Avenue, Lower Stondon, SG16 6NW

Planning appeal 6009682 at Land West Of Hurricane Avenue, Lower Stondon, SG16 6NW (Central Bedfordshire Council) was allowed on 15 October 2026, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

up to 115 residential dwellings, affordable housing, vehicular access off Bedford Road and Hurricane Avenue, and provision of public open space with associated landscape planting with associated infrastructure, drainage measures, earthworks and all other associated works

Authority
Central Bedfordshire Council
Appeal type
major · Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential
Postcode
SG16 6NW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five year supply of deliverable housing sites engaged the exception in Policy S5(1)(j) and meant the substantial benefits of the scheme were not substantially outweighed by the moderate harm to character and appearance.

The moderate adverse effects on character and appearance would not be substantially outweighed by the substantial benefits of up to 115 homes, affordable and self-build housing, open space and biodiversity gains, when assessed against the national decision-making policies in the Framework.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EE5Policy HQ1Policy HQ8Policy CC6Policy SP7Policy SP2Policy H4Policy H6Policy CC1
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy N2Policy DP3Policy S5Policy S3Policy HO7Policy HO8

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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