Planning appeal decision
Land to South of 25 Pymoor Lane, Pymoor, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2EE
Planning appeal 3284284 at Land to South of 25 Pymoor Lane, Pymoor, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2EE (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 21 June 2022 by Inspector Biggers P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing development in terms of the development plan and its impact on settlement and countryside character.
construction of 4 bed dwelling (previously approved 19/00238/FUL)
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Biggers P
- Postcode
- CB6 2EE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for housing development in terms of the development plan and its impact on settlement and countryside character
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the up-to-date development plan Policy GROWTH 2 by proposing residential development outside the settlement envelope where it is not permitted, and no material considerations of sufficient weight justify departure from this policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GROWTH 2Policy ENV1Policy ENV2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 124Paragraph 130
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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