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Dismissed20 May 20223285023

Agricultural Buildings, Short Drove, Holme, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3PB

Planning appeal 3285023 at Agricultural Buildings, Short Drove, Holme, Cambridgeshire, PE7 3PB (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 20 May 2022 by Inspector Radcliffe I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development.

residential development of up to 8 dwellings following demolition of existing buildings

Authority
Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Radcliffe I
Postcode
PE7 3PB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the site is suitable for residential development, having regard to its location, the proposed land use and the amount of development

What decided it

The site's location in open countryside outside the built-up area of the Small Settlement, combined with the absence of policy support under the specific opportunities allowed by the Local Plan, means the proposal conflicts with the spatial strategy and cannot be justified by material considerations.

The social and economic benefits of additional dwellings, employment from construction and household spending were insufficient to outweigh the harm to the countryside character and non-compliance with the development plan's spatial strategy

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP2Policy LP9Policy LP10Policy LP33Policy LP3Policy LP11Policy LP12
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 78Paragraph 79Paragraph 80Paragraph 11Paragraph 174

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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