®Planning appeal decision
Chalk Farm, Newmarket Road, Bottisham, CAMBRIDGE, CB25 9BD
described on the application form as ‘Change of use of amenity land and construction of a hard surfaced tennis court and associated development
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Simpson L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development with regard to its countryside location
- Whether a net gain in biodiversity can be achieved
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial weight afforded to Green Belt harm, comprising inappropriate development and moderate spatial and limited visual reduction in openness, is not clearly outweighed by the modest benefits of the proposal, meaning very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 11, 137, 138, 147, 148, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV10, Policy GROWTH2, Policy COM4, Policy COM5, Policy ENV7, Policy SPD.NE6
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