®Planning appeal decision
Chalk Farm, Newmarket Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9BD
Planning appeal 3281803 at Chalk Farm, Newmarket Road, Bottisham, Cambridge, CB25 9BD (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 26 April 2022 by Inspector Simpson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Postcode
- CB25 9BD
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV10Policy GROWTH2Policy COM4Policy COM5Policy ENV7Policy SPD.NE6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 150
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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