Planning appeal decision
Land to the North and South of Bartlow Road , Linton, CB21 4LY
Planning appeal 3287502 at Land to the North and South of Bartlow Road , Linton, CB21 4LY (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 2 May 2023 by Inspector Chamberlain G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development, with Condition 11 varied, on flood risk, pollution and the water environment.
residential development for up to 55 dwellings with landscape buffer and new vehicular accesses from Bartlow Road without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref S/1963/15/OL, dated 1 September 2017
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Chamberlain G
- Postcode
- CB21 4LY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development, with Condition 11 varied, on flood risk, pollution and the water environment.
What decided it
Anglian Water's consistent, technically-based advice that the sewer system had sufficient capacity for the proposed Bartlow Road connection, unrebutted by the Council's evidence.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NE/10Policy CC/7Policy CC/9Policy HQ/1Policy CC/8
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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