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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/12/03697/FULL

Conditions or Reasons:

1) The proposal would result in a substantial loss of amenity space which currently falls within the curtilage of the semi-detached property of No.2 Sandy Lane. Paragraph 53 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2012) (NPPF) aims to resist inappropriate development of residential gardens. Therefore the principle of the creation of a new 2 bedroom detached bungalow and the associated creation of two new driveways and associated parking areas is not considered as appropriate and would lead to the loss of valuable amenity land and therefore the proposal would not comply with the requirements of the NPPF (2012), Policies BE8 and Policy H2 of the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review (2004) and the proposal does not meet the requirements of the Central Bedfordshire Council's Supplementary Guidance Design Supplement 1: New Residential Development (2010).

2) The proposal is considered to be out of character with the existing semi-detached property of No. 2 Sandy Lane, the properties along Sandy Lane and the wider street scene of Sandy Lane and Heath Road due to its proposed set forward location on the street scene of Sandy Lane and the substantial loss of a prominent grassed garden fronting Sandy Lane which is also visible from Heath Road due to the prominent corner plot location together with the substantial loss of the rear garden to the existing property of No.2 Sandy Lane in an area that is characterised as having spacious set back frontages and spacious rear gardens. It is therefore considered that the proposal does not meet the requirements of the NPPF (2012), Policies H2 and BE8 of the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review (2004) and it does not meet the requirements the Central Bedfordshire Council's Supplementary Guidance Design Supplement 1: New Residential Development (2010).

3) The development would be sited too close to the existing common side boundaries of the neighbouring property of No.4 Sandy Lane and the rear side garden boundary of No.299 Heath Road which would be harmful to the residential and visual amenity of neighbouring occupiers. As such the development is contrary to Section 7 of the NPPF (2012), Policy BE8 and H8 of the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review (2004) and the Central Bedfordshire Council's Supplementary Guidance Design Supplement 1: New Residential Development (2010).

4) The development would have a detrimental impact on the health and stability of the fine Oak tree located directly adjacent to the property boundary on Sandy Lane which is deemed as an important tree. The loss of the tree would lead to a reduction in the visual amenity and character of the area. As such the development is contrary to Section 7 of the NPPF and Policy BE8 of the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review (2004).

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