Planning appeal decision
The Retreat, Fews Lane, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3DP
Planning appeal 3271445 at The Retreat, Fews Lane, Longstanton, Cambridge, CB24 3DP (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 29 November 2021 by Inspector Chandler M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the information submitted in relation to each condition is sufficient to comply with their requirements.
demolition of the existing bungalow and construction of two dwellings including car parking and landscaping
- 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
- Whether the information submitted in relation to each condition is sufficient to comply with their requirements
What decided it
Appeal A succeeded because the drainage information was approved by statutory consultees and the drainage engineer; Appeal B failed because the submitted Traffic Management Plan explicitly proposed off-site contractor parking in breach of the condition's clear requirement.
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