Planning appeal decision
27A The Causeway, Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0DU
Planning appeal 3267365 at 27A The Causeway, Burwell, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0DU (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 7 July 2021 by Inspector Stephens K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal development on the living conditions of existing and future occupiers with regard to outlook.
the demolition of existing garages and outbuildings and replacing with a detached 2/3 bedroom cottage and associated works, without complying with conditions 1 and 13 attached to planning permission 18/00098/FUL dated 17 May 2018
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Stephens K
- Postcode
- CB25 0DU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal development on the living conditions of existing and future occupiers with regard to outlook
- The effect of the appeal development on the living conditions of existing occupiers of neighbouring properties with regard to overlooking
What decided it
The windows installed do not comply with the approved conditions and create both poor outlook for occupiers of the dwelling and unacceptable overlooking of neighbouring properties, contrary to Policy ENV2.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV2 of the East Cambridgeshire Local Plan (2015)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55
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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