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

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

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.

Framework references: 57

Plan policies cited: Policy ENV1, Policy ENV2, Policy GROWTH 1, Policy GROWTH 2, Policy GROWTH 3, Policy HOU3

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