Planning appeal decision
The Retreat, Fews Lane, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3DP
Planning appeal 3271437 at The Retreat, Fews Lane, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3DP (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 6 December 2021 by Inspector Chandler M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on highway safety.
Erection of a chalet bungalow with garage and associated infrastructure
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chandler M
- Postcode
- CB24 3DP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The presence of an approved planning permission for an almost identical proposal, which established both the principle of development and the acceptability of the highway access arrangements, weighed very heavily in favour of allowing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HQ1 of the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan (2018)
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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