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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/25/03556/FULL
Conditions or Reasons:
1) The development represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt, which is, by definition, harmful to the Green Belt. The development is also harmful to the openness and visual amenities of the Green Belt and conflict with the 5 purposes of the Green Belt by way of encroachment into the countryside. No overarching positive benefits associated with the development which would outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and identified harm to the character and appearance of the area are evident. As such, Very Special Circumstances cannot be said to exist. The proposal is therefore contrary to policy SP4 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan (2021), and Section 13 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
2) The proposed development, by virtue of the introduction of hardstanding into a previously open parcel of land, results in the creation of an urban form of development which is harmful to the character and appearance of the rural landscape and the Chilterns National Landscape. As such, the proposal would not be considered to be of high quality design which reinforces local distinctiveness, nor would it be sensitive to the key characteristics of the surrounding area, and would be in conflict with policies HQ1, EE5 and EE7 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan (2021) as well as sections 12 and 15 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).


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