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Dismissed14 March 20223271081

Tanner & Hall Ltd, Station Road, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7QP

Planning appeal 3271081 at Tanner & Hall Ltd, Station Road, Harston, Cambridge, CB22 7QP (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 14 March 2022 by Inspector Raygen Z, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

the demolition of existing buildings and provision of up to 16 dwellings, up to 120sq.m of office accommodation, access, public open space and landscaping (including details of access and with all other matters reserved)

Authority
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Raygen Z
Postcode
CB22 7QP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect on the character and appearance of the area, including effect on neighbouring trees
  • the effect on the setting of Station House and Rowleys Hill, if considered to be non-designated heritage assets
  • the effect of the proposal on the availability of employment land
  • if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the density, layout and design needed to accommodate 16 dwellings outweighed the benefits of the scheme.

the considerable benefits of the proposal (market and affordable housing, brownfield land use, economic benefits) were not sufficient to outweigh the harm identified to the character and appearance of the area and the resulting conflict with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy NH/9Policy S/4Policy NH/2Policy HQ/1Policy NH/8Policy NH/14Policy E/14Policy S/7Policy S/10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 145gParagraph 120c

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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