®Planning appeal decision
Land at the corner of Mill Lane and Back Lane, Holywell, Huntingdonshire, PE27 4TQ
erection of 3 dwellings and garaging
- 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
- Whether the proposal represents an appropriate location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan and relevant national policy
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with reference to the effect on the heritage significance of the Holywell Conservation Area and existing trees
- Whether the proposal would make adequate provision for waste management
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Holywell Conservation Area, to which the Framework directs great weight must be given, was not outweighed by the limited benefits of the proposal, providing a clear reason for refusal under Framework paragraph 202.
The limited benefits of housing delivery, power line relocation and modest economic benefits were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the heritage significance of the Holywell Conservation Area and significant harm to character and appearance, with the proposal conflicting with the development plan as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 57, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy LP9, Policy LP10, Policy LP28, Policy LP19, Policy LP22, Policy LP23, Policy LP33, Policy LP38, Policy LP2, Policy LP11, Policy LP12, Policy LP31, Policy LP34, 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.