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The Reindeer, 62 The Street, Saxon Street, Newmarket, CB8 9RS
Planning appeal 3273002 at The Reindeer, 62 The Street, Saxon Street, Newmarket, CB8 9RS (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 7 February 2022 by Inspector Szymanski D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to policies for the location of new housing.
Erection of 5no. dwellings (4no. market dwellings and 1 no. self-build plot) and associated works
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
- Postcode
- CB8 9RS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location having regard to policies for the location of new housing
- the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area from the proposed development's scale, footprint, layout and urbanising effect, combined with its conflict with the development plan's locational strategy for housing, significantly outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and ecological enhancements.
the moderate benefits of housing delivery, self-build provision, economic benefits during construction, and ecological enhancements were significantly outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GROWTH1Policy GROWTH2Policy HOU2Policy ENV2Policy COM3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57Paragraph 130Paragraph 174Paragraph 208
- Judgments
- R (on the application of Wright) v Resilient Energy Severndale Ltd and another [2020] 2 All ER 1A
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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