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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/23/03844/FULL
Conditions or Reasons:
1) The proposed development would result in a significant and harmful reduction of landscaped green space which formed an important and integral part of the original development approved under CB/19/02130/FULL and CB/21/03399/VOC as an open buffer at the gateway between the development and Bedford Road. In addition, the proposal, due to the constraints of the size and shape of the plot and the quantum of development proposed, would result in an unsatisfactory layout which appears cramped and overdeveloped, particularly in relation to the siting and orientation of plot 3. As such, the development is not considered to be of a high standard of layout and design and would fail to respect the key characteristics of the site and surrounding area in conflict with policy HQ1 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan and section 12 of the NPPF.
2) The Council considers that the proposed development would, by reason of its proximity lying within a 12.6k metre linear distance of the Ashridge Commons and Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest within the Chiltern Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation, 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 an appropriate mitigation strategy to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority, the proposal would be contrary to the Habitat Regulations and paragraphs 186 and 187 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2021 and policy EE3 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan.


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