This application was referred on the 25th April 2012, to The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. Although Central Bedfordshire Development Committee approved the application it did not accord with a number of of Strategy and Local Development Policies, especially as it was a departure from the Policy on the provision of new retail space.
The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government decided not to call in the application and determined it should be decided locally.
On the 26th July 2012 Central Bedfordshire issued their decision to grant the application with conditions previously documented.
The decision can be found at:
Prior to this application ever being made, CBC were isuing press releases and it was all over the Chronicle. The decision letter to the applicant was dated 26th July but nothing in the Chronicle of 3rd August and no press releases from CBC. I wonder why that is ??
ReplyDelete