®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of 53 Church Street, Gamlingay, SG19 3JJ
Planning appeal 3289405 at Land to the Rear of 53 Church Street, Gamlingay, SG19 3JJ (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was dismissed on 13 October 2022 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Gamlingay Conservation Area and the setting of the Grade II listed building at 53 Church Street.
Demolition of barn and erection of replacement barn to be used as a dwelling and parking
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- SG19 3JJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Gamlingay Conservation Area and the setting of the Grade II listed building at 53 Church Street
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with particular regard to private amenity space
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable parking provision
- the effect of the proposal on biodiversity
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area, combined with the failure to provide acceptable living conditions due to poor quality private amenity space, outweighed the modest public benefit of providing a new dwelling.
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the conservation area, to which great weight was assigned, was not outweighed by the public benefit of increasing housing supply, which was not demonstrated to be achieved through an appropriate means and was assigned no significant weight.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NH/14Policy HQ/1Policy TI/3Policy NH/4
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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