®Planning appeal decision
14 The Avenue,, Burwell, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0DE
Planning appeal 3286018 at 14 The Avenue,, Burwell, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB25 0DE (East Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 28 June 2022 by Inspector Biggers P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the Avenue and surrounding area.
erection of two private detached dwellings, new dropped kerb, access road and associated works
- Authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Biggers P
- Postcode
- CB25 0DE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would have an adverse effect on the character and appearance of the Avenue and surrounding area
- whether the proposed development would have an adverse effect on highway and pedestrian safety as a result of the access arrangements
What decided it
The Council's prior grant of permission for a single dwelling on Plot 1 demonstrated that backland development and the access arrangements were acceptable, and the addition of one further modest single-storey dwelling would not result in substantially different impacts.
The benefits of providing two additional dwellings in a sustainable location within the development envelope, notwithstanding the Council's adequate five-year housing supply, were balanced against the limited harm to character and appearance and highway safety, with the former outweighing the latter when appropriate conditions were imposed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV1Policy ENV2Policy COM7Policy COM8Policy ENV8Policy ENV7
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in East Cambridgeshire
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Allowed14 October 20266012656Land North East Of 70 St Johns Avenue, Newmarket, CB8 8DE
- Allowed3 August 2026600923915 Newnham Street, Ely, CB7 4PG
- Dismissed27 May 20263360559Land Between 43 and 79 The Causeway, Isleham, Cambridgeshire, CB7 5TA
- Dismissed18 May 20266005887Land Adj To 1 Victoria Place, Sutton, Cambridgeshire, CB6 2NP
- Dismissed12 February 20263373038Nerries Farm, Kennet , Suffolk, CB8 7RQ
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.