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Allowed11 February 20223282449

Land to the North East of Broad Piece, Soham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5EL

Planning appeal 3282449 at Land to the North East of Broad Piece, Soham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5EL (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 11 February 2022 by Inspector Boniface M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed residential development, having regard to planning policy.

Up to 175 dwellings and associated infrastructure

Authority
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Boniface M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed residential development, having regard to planning policy.

What decided it

The key locational and housing supply policies of the development plan were out of date, and the substantial benefits of housing delivery outweighed the limited, reduced-weight conflict with Policy GROWTH 2.

The significant benefits of market and affordable housing delivery, self/custom-build provision, design quality and economic benefits, together with very few adverse impacts, far outweighed the limited harm arising from conflict with the out-of-date Policy GROWTH 2 and the loss of agricultural land and countryside character.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
GROWTH 1GROWTH 2GROWTH 4COM 7COM 8ENV 1ENV 2ENV 4ENV 7ENV 8ENV 9ENV 14HOU 1HOU 2HOU 3Policy 16

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