®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed7 December 20223286285
2A North Brook End, Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, SG8 0PG
change of use of an existing building including external and internal alterations as a self-build dwelling
- Authority
- South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Boughton A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the residential use of the building would, having regard to the effect of the proposal on character and appearance of the area, be a suitable reuse of a building in the countryside
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of adjoining users, specifically by reason of outlook and access proposed
- the effect of the proposal on biodiversity
What decided it
The absence of adequate preliminary ecological assessment and bat survey information to demonstrate compliance with statutory biodiversity protection requirements and Policy NH/4 was a matter of significant weight that outweighed the acceptability of the proposal on other grounds.
Plan policies cited: Policy H/17, Policy S/7, Policy HQ/1, Policy NH/4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.