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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/20/04241/OUT

Conditions or Reasons:

1) The proposed development is sited outside the settlement envelope within the open countryside. Due to the absence of a safe and convenient pedestrian link between the site and village, together with poor and limited access to public transport it is considered that the site is located in an unsustainable location, which will result in over-reliance on private vehicles. The development is therefore contrary to Policies CS1, CS4 and DM4 of the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies (2009) and the principles of sustainable development in the National Planning Policy Framework 2019.

2) By virtue of the location, amount of development and land-use proposed, it is considered that the development would adversely impact the character and appearance of the area by introducing eight dwelling houses on an undeveloped site within a rural setting, resulting in a harmful urbanising incursion into the open countryside. Therefore, the proposal is unacceptable as a matter of principle and will be harmful to the rural character of the area, contrary to Policies CS1, DM3 and DM4 of the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies (2009), policy NP6 of the NPNP (2019-2031) and the objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework (2019).

3) Due to the inaccuracy of plans and insufficient information submitted, the application fails to demonstrate that a safe and acceptable means of access to the site can be provided. Therefore, the proposed access arrangements are unacceptable and fail to comply with the guidance set out in the Central Bedfordshire Design Guide (2014),the Highway Construction Standards & Specifications Guidance (2019) and would be contrary to Policies CS14 and DM3 of the Core Strategies and Development Management Policies (2009) and the objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework (2009).

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