®Planning appeal decision
Tanner & Hall Ltd, Station Road, Harston, CAMBRIDGE, CB22 7QP
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
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
Framework references: 149, 145g, 120c
Plan policies cited: Policy NH/9, Policy S/4, Policy NH/2, Policy HQ/1, Policy NH/8, Policy NH/14, Policy E/14, Policy S/7, Policy S/10
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.