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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/23/01325/FULL
Conditions or Reasons:
1) The proposal constitutes an unacceptable sub-division of an existing residential curtilage where the resultant plot size would not be commensurate with those in the surrounding area and where the resultant plot size would be out of character with the grain of development and character of the surrounding area, contrary to Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Policy HQ1 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan.
2) The proposed dwelling, by reason of its gross internal floor area and area of Bedroom 2, would fall below the Nationally Described Space Standards and therefore would not provide adequate internal space to offer a suitable standard of amenity for future occupiers, contrary to Sections 11 and 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework and Policies H2 and HQ1 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan.
3) The proposed development fails to make adequate provision for off street parking, and if permitted, would lead to an increase in on street parking, thereby resulting in unacceptable traffic congestion and additional hazards to users of the highway, conflicting with Section 9 of the National Planning Policy Framework, Policies T2 and T3 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan and Section 1 of the Central Bedfordshire Design Guide.
4) The Council considers that the proposed development, by reason of its proximity lying within a 12.6km linear distance of the Ashridge Commons and Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest within the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation, would add to the recreational disturbance in this area likely to harm the integrity of the conservation purposes of the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation. In the absence of a legal obligation to secure an appropriate mitigation strategy to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority, the proposal would be contrary to the Habitat Regulations and Paragraphs 180 and 181 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 and Policy EE3 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan.


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