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Dismissed25 July 20243287538

Field To The East Of Old Pump House, Old Leicester Road, Wansford, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6JH

Planning appeal 3287538 at Field To The East Of Old Pump House, Old Leicester Road, Wansford, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE8 6JH (Peterborough City Council) was dismissed on 25 July 2024 by Inspector Chamberlain G, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for residential development with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan.

‘Construction of up to 14 prestige self-build dwellings and associated infrastructure with access secured and all other matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) reserved’

Authority
Peterborough City Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Chamberlain G
Postcode
PE8 6JH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for residential development with reference to the spatial strategy in the development plan
  • Whether the support for custom and self-build housing in the development plan would justify the location of the proposal in the countryside
  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether any adverse impacts of the proposal would significantly and demonstrably outweigh its benefits

What decided it

The high level of harm to the character and appearance of the area, combined with conflict with the development plan's spatial strategy, was found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the scheme under the Paragraph 11(d) tilted balance.

The adverse impacts of the proposal (conflict with the spatial strategy and harm to character and appearance) were found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh its benefits (housing delivery, custom and self-build provision, biodiversity net gain, pavement and SANG provision) when assessed against the Framework as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP2Policy LP3Policy LP5Policy LP8Policy LP9Policy LP11Policy LP16Policy LP26Policy LP27Policy LP35Policy Wans 13Policy Wans 15Policy Wans 18
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 63Paragraph 70Paragraph 77Paragraph 83Paragraph 85Paragraph 88Paragraph 102Paragraph 108Paragraph 128Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 180

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