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Dismissed22 June 20233288486

Wansford Station Yard, Great North Road, Stibbington , PE8 6LR

Planning appeal 3288486 at Wansford Station Yard, Great North Road, Stibbington , PE8 6LR (Huntingdonshire District Council) was dismissed on 22 June 2023 by Inspector Brooker M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on living conditions of neighbours to the site with particular regards to odour.

Change of use of buildings to accommodate a biofuel production unit (B2 use) and retention of existing haulage and distribution use within surrounding yard

Authority
Huntingdonshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Brooker M
Postcode
PE8 6LR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on living conditions of neighbours to the site with particular regards to odour
  • the effect of the proposed development on living conditions of neighbours to the site with particular regards to noise and disturbance
  • the effect of the proposed development on human health and well-being of neighbours to the site
  • the effect of the proposed development on the setting of the adjacent Grade II listed properties

What decided it

The cumulative harm to neighbours' living conditions from odour and noise, together with less than substantial harm to the setting of nearby listed buildings not outweighed by the benefits of the biofuel operation, led to dismissal.

the moderate public benefits of low-carbon biofuel production were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets, and the balance tipped against granting permission

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP14Policy LP10Policy LP34
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 199Paragraph 200

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