®Planning appeal decision
64 Hay Street, Steeple Morden, Royston, SG8 0PE
Planning appeal 3283776 at 64 Hay Street, Steeple Morden, Royston, SG8 0PE (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 25 April 2022 by Inspector Aston R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for a single residential dwelling, with particular regard to its location, having regard to the adopted spatial strategy.
erection of a single residential dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Aston R
- Postcode
- SG8 0PE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is suitable for a single residential dwelling, with particular regard to its location, having regard to the adopted spatial strategy
What decided it
The site's location outside the Development Framework in the countryside, where residential development is not supported by Policy S/7, combined with the harmful encroachment on the countryside and unsustainable location requiring reliance on private vehicles, outweighs the minor social and economic benefits of a single dwelling.
The social and economic benefits from a single dwelling (minor housing contribution, minor community vitality and construction benefits) were outweighed by environmental harm from countryside encroachment and increased greenhouse gas emissions, with greater weight given to the harm and conflict with the up-to-date development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S/7Policy H/16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 119
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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