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Dismissed10 October 20223284230

Land Comprising, Kendal Court, Anglia House, Kendal House, , Regency House and 1 Cambridge Road, Impington, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9YS

Planning appeal 3284230 at Land Comprising, Kendal Court, Anglia House, Kendal House, , Regency House and 1 Cambridge Road, Impington, Cambridgeshire, CB24 9YS (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 10 October 2022 by Inspector Woodwards O, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

the demolition of existing buildings comprising Anglia House, Kendal House inc. flats above, Regency House and Marble Store to rear and 1 Cambridge Road inc. flats above; and redevelopment of the side comprising 28 new- build residential units (Use Class C3) and associated parking, commercial units at ground floor level (Use Class E), two commercial parking spaces, and proposed new landscaping and public realm improvements to Cambridge Road

Authority
South Cambridgeshire District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Woodwards O
Postcode
CB24 9YS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether or not the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to overlooking to proposed flat 20, lack of private outdoor amenity space for proposed flat 19, and the amount and design of the proposed communal amenity space for all of the proposed flats
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 1 Pepys Terrace, with regard to overlooking
  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to on-street car parking, vehicular access design, and access to the proposed cycle store
  • the effect of the proposal on surface water drainage and groundwater flooding
  • whether or not the proposal would provide adequate facilities for the storage and collection of waste and refuse

What decided it

The excessive bulk and mass of the west elevation harming the character and appearance of the area, combined with sub-standard communal amenity space for future occupiers, outweighed the benefits of housing and commercial delivery.

The benefits of housing and commercial delivery on an allocated, accessible site were outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and the inadequate communal amenity space for future occupiers, so the proposal was found to conflict with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy E8Policy E/8Policy HQ1Policy HIM01Policy TI3Policy HMI05Policy CC8Policy CC9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 169

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