®Planning appeal decision
56 High Street, Somersham, PE28 3JB
conversion of 2 flats into 4 flats
- Authority
- Huntingdonshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Savage K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety, having regard to the suitability of the vehicular access and parking arrangements
- Whether the proposal would make adequate provision for cycle storage
- The effect of the proposal on protected species, namely bats
- The effect of the proposal on protected trees
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan on multiple grounds—highway safety, parking adequacy, protected species, and protected trees—and the benefits of additional housing do not outweigh these conflicts.
The benefits of providing two additional flats (moderate weight) and limited economic benefits (limited weight) were insufficient to outweigh the significant weight afforded to the development plan conflicts on highway safety, parking, protected species, and trees.
Framework references: 55
Plan policies cited: Policy LP8, Policy LP17, Policy LP30, Policy LP2, Policy LP31, Policy LP4
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.