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Dismissed22 June 20223283137

Stetchworth Park Stud, Church Lane, Stetchworth, Cambridgeshire, CB8 9TN

Planning appeal 3283137 at Stetchworth Park Stud, Church Lane, Stetchworth, Cambridgeshire, CB8 9TN (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 22 June 2022 by Inspector Mileham P, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker.

a detached stud managers dwelling and associated double garage

Authority
East Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Mileham P
Postcode
CB8 9TN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether there is an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker
  • the effect of the proposed development on the setting of nearby Heritage Assets

What decided it

The appellant failed to demonstrate an essential functional need for a rural worker's dwelling under Policy HOU 5, resulting in conflict with the development plan.

the limited weight afforded to economic, housing and tourism benefits did not outweigh the conflict with the Development Plan as a whole arising from the failure to demonstrate essential need for the dwelling

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HOU 5Policy GROWTH 2Policy ENV 12Policy EMP 7
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80Paragraph 200Paragraph 202

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