The development proposed is described as ‘Residential development for up to 100 dwellings with all other matters except access reserved. The proposed development is within the designated HRN2 site earmarked for development as part of the northern expansion of Houghton Regis has been dismissed.
Given the above, the main issues are:
• The effect on the openness of the Green Belt.
• Highway safety.
• Whether the proposal makes adequate provision for the infrastructure
needed to support the development.
• Whether the harm, by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm,
is clearly outweighed by other considerations. If so, would this amount
to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal.
Bury Spinney, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis