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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/23/00936/FULL
Conditions or Reasons:
1) Inadequate justification has been provided to demonstrate that there is an essential need for the temporary dwelling to support a rural worker with the application failing the functional test. The proposed development is therefore 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 unsatisfactory design, scale and location within the open countryside, would have a detrimental impact on the visual appearance and rural character of the locality, harmful to the landscape character of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. As such the proposal would be contrary to Policies EE7 and HQ1 of the CBC Local Plan 2021, Sections 12 and 15 of the NPPF and the CBC Design Guide and AONB Management Plan 2019-2024.


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