18 The Dell Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7DL

Authority: Bedford Borough Council
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: community-institutional
Postcode: MK42 7DL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would provide appropriate living conditions for the future occupants of the host property, and its impact on the living conditions of nearby occupiers, particularly at 16 The Dell

What decided it

The proposal would fail to provide appropriate living conditions for the future occupants and would cause harmful impact on the living conditions of nearby occupiers, with public benefits insufficient to outweigh the significant harm.

The scheme's public benefits in providing specialist accommodation for vulnerable families and making effective use of an existing building did not outweigh the significant harm to living conditions of both the future occupants and neighbouring residents.

Plan policies cited: Policy 60, Policy 32, Policy 47S, Policy 28S, Policy 29, Policy 30

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