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Land At Church Farm Buildings, Park Street, Dry Drayton , Cambridgeshire , CB23 8BZ
Planning appeal 3283614 at Land At Church Farm Buildings, Park Street, Dry Drayton , Cambridgeshire , CB23 8BZ (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 12 July 2022 by Inspector Coyne C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant Development Plan policies.
erection of single storey detached dwelling of three bedroom design with associated amenity space, parking, bin and cycle storage
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Coyne C
- Postcode
- CB23 8BZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant Development Plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- the effect of the proposed development on the rural character of the area and its landscape
- if the proposed 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 proposal
What decided it
The proposal fails to meet any exception under NPPF paragraph 149 and would cause substantial spatial and visual harm to Green Belt openness that is not clearly outweighed by the limited social and economic benefits offered.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S/4Policy NH/8Policy S/7Policy HQ/1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
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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