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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/20/02764/FULL

Conditions or Reasons:

1) The proposed development by reason of it's excessive scale, bulk and inappropriate design would harm the character of the Dunstable Conservation area and fails the Statutory Test set out as s.72 of the 1990 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act, which emphasises the need for the preservation or enhancement of the character or appearance of the Conservation Area. The proposal fails paragraph 192 of the NPPF which highlights the desirability of new development making a positive contribution to local character and distinctiveness as well as the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review Policy BE8, and Emerging Local Plan Policies HQ1 and HE3.

2) The application site is too restricted in size for the proposed development which would appear as a cramped form of overdevelopment in relation to adjoining buildings and thus would be out of character with the surrounding area and result in a detrimental impact on the neighbouring residents by way of loss of light, outlook and being overbearing in nature. The proposal is therefore contrary to the principles of good design set out in Policies BE8 and H2 of the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review, Chapter 12 of the NPPF, Policy HQ1 of the Emerging Local Plan and the Central Bedfordshire Design Guide.

3) The proposed development would provide inadequate internal living standards for future occupiers, by failing to meet with minimum internal space standards as well as providing poor levels of privacy and outlook and access to natural light, due to the constrained size of the plot. The proposal is therefore contrary to the principles of good design set out in Policies BE8 and H2 of the South Bedfordshire Local Plan Review, Chapter 12 of the NPPF, Policy HQ1 of the Emerging Local Plan and the Central Bedfordshire Design Guide.

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