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Conditions or Reasons for Planning Application - CB/25/03867/PIP
Conditions or Reasons:
1) The proposed development would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt, which is, by definition, harmful to the Green Belt. The development would also result in a loss of the openness of the Green Belt and conflict with the Green Belt purposes. No factors which could amount to very special circumstances to clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt, and other harm identified are present. The proposed development 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 Council considers that the proposed development, by reason of its proximity lying within a 12.6 kilometre linear distance of the Ashridge Commons and Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest within the Chilterns 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 appropriate mitigation to the satisfaction of the Local Planning Authority, the proposal would be contrary to the Habitat Regulations, Paragraphs 193 and 194 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), and Section 5B subparagraph (b) of The Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) (Amendment) Order 2017, as well as Policy EE3 of the Central Bedfordshire Local Plan (2021).


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