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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/22/02211/OUT
Conditions or Reasons:
1) The proposed development is unacceptable in principle as it represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt, which is by definition harmful and would cause harm to its openness due to its scale and position. The proposal would represent encroachment into the countryside, in conflict with one of the five purposes of the Green Belt. No material considerations have been identified that clearly outweigh the harm caused to the Green Belt and any other harm. Consequently 'very special circumstances' do not exist, and the development is contrary to the aims and objectives of Section 13 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Policy SP4 Central Bedfordshire Local Plan.
2) The proposed development, by nature of its location within the open countryside, would have a detrimental impact on the visual appearance and rural character of the locality due to a contrived form of development at odds with the grain of existing development, contrary to Policy SP7 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan (2021). The proposed development would be within an unsustainable location.
3) No ecological information has been submitted as part of the application to demonstrate that the proposal will not impact protected species, therefore the proposal is contrary to policy EE3 of the Local Plan and Section 15 of the NPPF.


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