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Dismissed7 September 20213254839

Site East Of Heath Road, Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0LS

Planning appeal 3254839 at Site East Of Heath Road, Swaffham Bulbeck, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0LS (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 7 September 2021 by Inspector Parsons J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

Outline application for the erection of up to 18no. dwellings along with associated infrastructure and landscaping with all matters reserved

Authority
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Parsons J
Postcode
CB25 0LS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • The effects of the proposal on the settlement growth strategy within the district, having regard to local and national plan policy

What decided it

The substantial and permanent harm to the character and appearance of the village and surrounding countryside was not outweighed by the benefits, including affordable housing provision.

The economic, social and environmental benefits, including affordable housing, weighed significantly in favour of the development but were outweighed by the substantial and permanent harm to character and appearance, resulting in conflict with the development plan as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy ENV1Policy ENV2Policy GROWTH 1Policy GROWTH 2Policy GROWTH 3Policy HOU3
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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