®Planning appeal decision
62 Oxford Road, Cambridge, CB4 3PW
Planning appeal 3284082 at 62 Oxford Road, Cambridge, CB4 3PW (Cambridge City Council) was allowed on 29 April 2022 by Inspector McCreery D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would create acceptable living conditions for occupants with particular regard to the size and outlook afforded to the garden space and privacy conditions for both the garden and habitable rooms of the new dwelling.
New studio dwelling in the garden of 62 Oxford Road, following demolition of outbuilding, along with associated landscaping works and new boundary treatments
- Authority
- Cambridge City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- McCreery D
- Postcode
- CB4 3PW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would create acceptable living conditions for occupants with particular regard to the size and outlook afforded to the garden space and privacy conditions for both the garden and habitable rooms of the new dwelling
What decided it
The proposal would create acceptable living conditions for occupants when regard is paid to the size of the garden spaces relative to the dwellings they serve, the quality of outlook provided, and the privacy conditions that would result, all considered in the context of an urban conservation area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 50Policy 51Policy 52Policy 56paragraph 6.34
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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