®Planning appeal decision
The Reindeer, 62 The Street, Saxon Street, NEWMARKET, CB8 9RS
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
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
Framework references: 57, 130, 174, 208
Plan policies cited: Policy GROWTH1, Policy GROWTH2, Policy HOU2, Policy ENV2, Policy COM3
Judgments cited: R (on the application of Wright) v Resilient Energy Severndale Ltd and another [2020] 2 All ER 1A
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.